John Harvard's Journal

A football player in a white jersey evades a defender in a green uniform on the field.

Can Harvard’s Football Team Repeat Its Ivy League Success?

Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.

by Dick Friedman

Readers offer examples of teaching that worked

Readers recall effective, innovative education—and more Faculty of Arts and Sciences “conversations” on pedagogy.

Harvard College reinstates nonbinding early-action for applicants

Harvard College reinstates nonbinding early-action for applicants.

The University plans for an anniversary.

The University plans for an anniversary.

Photograph by Jim Harrison

Meet the men who tend Harvard Yard

Meet the men who tend the Yard.

Donald Ingber

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering makes a fast start

Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has made a fast start.

by Courtney Humphries

Done deal. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and President Drew Faust sign the ROTC agreement as (left to right) Vice President and General Counsel Robert Iuliano, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Juan M. Garcia III, Dean of Harvard College Evelynn Hammonds, and Vice Admiral Mark E. Ferguson III look on.

ROTC returns to Harvard

As military service is opened to gays, the University agrees to end a ban dating to the Vietnam War era.

Holly Cao (left) and Samantha Rosekrans

Profile of Harvard's women tennis co-captains: Rosekrans and Cao

Tennis co-captains Rosekrans and Cao converge on the court.

by Craig Lambert

An undergraduate tries a hard and unfamiliar computer course.

The Undergraduate takes a chance on a hard and unfamiliar course.

by Sarah Zhang

Paul Farmer at work

Roundup of recent Harvard news

University Professorship for Paul Farmer, ROTC after DADT, admissions angst, a higher-education update, and other University news

Headlines from Harvard history

Headlines from Harvard history