University Finances


Back to the Bond Market

Harvard’s new borrowings foretell ambitious new building programs.

by John S. Rosenberg

“This Year Is Different…”

…prompting a different kind of Faculty of Arts and Sciences annual report.

by John S. Rosenberg

Crimson Red Ink

Harvard reports lower revenues and a loss for the year, as the pandemic’s sweeping effects begin to take hold.

by John S. Rosenberg

Fraught Fall

A semester conducted in the shadow of the coronavirus

by John S. Rosenberg

Timely Recovery

The endowment increases to $41.9 billion, and Harvard Management Company reports a 7.3 percent return on investments.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Endowment Valued at $41.9 Billion, Up 2.4 Percent

Harvard Management Company reports a 7.3 percent return on endowment investments.

by John S. Rosenberg

Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer Relocates to University of Chicago

Development economist pulls up roots.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard’s Financial Outlook in an Unprecedented Semester

In volatile circumstances, plans are upended and remade.  

by John S. Rosenberg

Allston Options

Time to rethink the campus-development agenda?

Harvard Discloses Top Earners

The annual report details administrators’ and endowment investment managers’ compensation.

by Jonathan Shaw

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong