A Financial Surplus—and Some Surprises
2014 financial report on surplus, health-benefit costs, and financial aid 2014 Harvard financial reportThe University completed fiscal year 2014, ended last June 30, with a modest surplus, following...
View ArticleBallmer Boosts Harvard Computer Science
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer boosts Harvard computer science faculty Ballmer boosts Harvard computer science facultySteve Ballmer ’77, then president of Microsoft, and William H. (Bill) Gates III...
View ArticleHarry R. Lewis Named Interim Engineering Dean [Updated]
Harry R. Lewis appointed applied sciences interim dean at Harvard Harvard applied sciences interim dean Lewis appointedFaculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith today announced that Harry R....
View ArticleThe Senior Fellow Takes Stock
Harvard's William F. Lee on campaign, strategy, more William F. Lee senior fellow on Harvard campaign, strategy, moreWilliam F. Lee ’72, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation since last summer, is...
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Balanced Budget, Benefits Battle
Harvard's budget balances, benefits cuts divisive January-February 2015 Balanced Budget, Benefits BattleFollowing two years of modest deficits, Harvard closed its books on fiscal year 2014, which ended...
View ArticleA New Portal for Allston
Harvard-Allston Education Portal opens new building on Western AvenueStephanie Garlock harvard allston education portalAt the inauguration of the new building of the Harvard-Allston Education Portal...
View ArticleUniversity News Briefs
Harvard climate change, divestment, honor code, and more May-June 2015 university news briefsClimate-change CurrentsThe Climate Change Solutions Fund—announced in April 2014 by President Drew Faust,...
View ArticleThomas J. Hollister Appointed Harvard’s CFO
Harvard names Thomas J. Hollister CFOJohn S. Rosenberg Thomas J. Hollister new Harvard CFOThomas J. Hollister, a former banking executive, has been appointed chief financial officer and vice president...
View ArticleHarvard Engineering and Applied Sciences Receives $400-Million Endowment Gift
John Paulson endows Harvard engineering with $400 millionJohn S. Rosenberg John Paulson endows Harvard engineering $400 millionJohn A. Paulson, M.B.A. ’80, has given a $400-million endowment gift to...
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Brevia
Harvard Kennedy School campus, Toni Morrison, venture capital originsJuly-August 2015 BreviaAll HandsThis was the roster on May 7 as the Harvard Kennedy School ceremonially broke ground on its campus...
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Brevia
Harvard news: Oprah Winfrey, Cass R. Sunstein, College costs, and more May-June 2013 Brevia Tables Turned Oprah Winfrey, who usually plays host on her talk show, will be the guest—and featured...
View ArticleAccelerating the Application of Biomedical Discoveries
Blavatnik $50 million gift Harvard life sciences boosts biomedical discoveries Blavatnik $50 million gift Harvard life sciencesThe Blavatnik Family Foundation, led by Len Blavatnik, M.B.A. ’89, has...
View ArticlePenny S. Pritzker ’81 Nominated as Commerce Secretary
Harvard alumna Penny Pritzker nominated commerce secretary Harvard alumna Pritzker nominated commerce secretaryPresident Barack Obama’s reported decision to nominate Penny S. Pritzker ’81 as U.S....
View ArticleHarvard Files Institutional Master Plan with Boston
Harvard files Institutional Master Plan for Allston with City of Boston Harvard Files Institutional Master Plan with Boston After more than two years of intensive planning and community discussions,...
View ArticleHarvard Files Institutional Master Plan in Allston
Harvard files Institutional Master Plan for Allston with City of BostonSeptember-October 2013 Harvard Files Institutional Master Plan in AllstonThe University’s new 10-year Institutional Master Plan...
View ArticleLiftoff
Harvard launches $6.5-billion capital campaignNovember-December 2013 LiftoffThe Harvard Campaign, officially launched on September 21 after the quietest of quiet phases, seeks $6.5 billion—the largest...
View Article“At Harvard...”
President Drew Faust Harvard capital campaign addressPresident Drew Faust’s campaign addressNovember-December 2013“At Harvard...”Just one month ago, nearly 300 men and women, from the Class of 1961 to...
View ArticleHarvard’s Allston Plan Approved by BRA
Harvard’s Allston Plan approved by Boston Redevelopment Authority Harvard’s Allston Plan Approved by BRAThe Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) voted unanimously on Thursday night to allow the...
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Harvard’s $2.5-Billion Arts and Sciences Campaign
Harvard launches $2.5-billion Faculty of Arts and Sciences campaign Harvard Arts and Sciences campaignSpeaking on the morning of October 26,Dean Michael D. Smith introduced the Faculty of Arts and...
View ArticleBarry’s Corner Breaks Ground
Barry’s Corner project breaks ground in Allston Barry’s Corner Breaks GroundOfficials from Harvard and the City of Boston as well as a few Allston residents braved the bitter cold to gather today at...
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