John Harvard's Journal | July-August 2015
Harvard College dean Rakesh Khurana's agenda
Rakesh Khurana, dean of the College, asks hard questions about the mission of a Harvard education.
HBS experts on the disruptive power of the Internet of Things
What smart gadgets mean for big business
With SPOCs, HarvardX tries making MOOCs smaller
Online education looks beyond the MOOC.
Harvard synthetic biology researchers built a transplantable circadian clock
Harvard synthetic biologists have engineered a circadian clock, with implications for treating obesity and metabolic diseases.
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg awarded Radcliffe Medal
This year’s Radcliffe Medalist reflects on her Supreme Court career.
Artist Rick Lowe speaks at Harvard Graduate School of Design's 2015 Class Day
The Houston-based public artist addressed graduates and their families.
Graduate & Professional Schools |
Harvard Kennedy School journal program connects students to the field
Through nine journals, students “take control of the narrative” surrounding public policy.
John Harvard's Journal | May-June 2015
Harvard Islamic Legal Studies Program launches SHARIASource digital platform
SHARIASource—“Google-like aspirations” for an online resource on Islamic law
Divest Harvard Protesters Blockade President Faust's Massachusetts Hall Office
Invoking history, activists call weeklong event the “lunch-counter moment for the twenty-first century.”
Peabody museum curators discuss archaeology of Harvard Yard project
Archaeologists examine printing type found deep in Harvard Yard.
Harvard professors, journalist Nate Cohn discuss data and voting rights
Why good data are essential to understanding the Voting Rights Act
Students |
Pforzheimer House students dogsled over Harvard's Wintersession
In a new Pforzheimer House tradition, students reflect on life at Harvard, from the back of a dogsled.