Students

Sophia Montgomery

Sports & Athletics |

Reading the Winds

Thai sailor Sophia Montgomery competes in the Olympics.

by Max J. Krupnick

The author and her two roommates stand in the snow in front of their future home at Harvard.

Students |

Blockmate Backstories

The College’s annual “Housing Day” dramas, conducted online.

by Meena Venkataramanan

Photograph of Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow

University News |

A Vision for Post-Pandemic Harvard

Taking stock of a pandemic year, President Bacow sketches how Harvard might change—and where it will not. 

by John S. Rosenberg

A grandson with his arm around his grandmother

Science & Technology |

Baking Sourdough Bread Is a Survival Instinct

A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research

by Jacob Sweet

Mark Steele illustration of Lowell House’s bells being rung for the first time by a giant hand stretching from a cloud to swing the detached belfry.

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2021

Yesterday’s News

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Photograph of posters displaying coronavirus rules at the entrance to Adams House dining hall.

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2021

News Briefs

Reports on the pandemic spring semester, policing reform, Allston enlargement, and cell-manufacturing

Photograph of the Tucson, Arizona, skyline and downtown taken at sunset.

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2021

Adulting, Interrupted

The Undergraduate balances childhood and maturity.

by Meena Venkataramanan

A view of Dunster House from across the river

Other News |

How Many Undergraduates Are at Harvard Now?

Far fewer students in residence than the number invited back to campus for spring

by John S. Rosenberg

A large dorm room with desk, bed, lamps, and quarantine necessities, including bottled water, masks, and sanitizing supplies.

Students |

A Senior Makes It Back to Campus

What’s changed—and what hasn’t

by Meena Venkataramanan

A drawing showing a large crossbar being hauled into place between two tall smokestacks to make a giant "H" for "Harvard"

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2021

Yesterday's News

Headlines from Harvard’s history

A Zoom screen shot of multiple Harvard student members of the College radio station, WHRB

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2021

The Shows Go On

Extracurriculars cope despite COVID-19.

by Meena Venkataramanan