January 1, 2000

Harvard Then and Now: The Decade Detailed

Value of Endowment, Average Salaries, and other statistics; 1990 and 2000.

As humanities shrink across higher education, one department is flourishing. Is its success a fluke, or a roadmap?

A labor economist, an organic chemist, a physicist, and a memory researcher were honored with 2026 “genius” grants.

Small operating surplus is dwarfed by reduced federal research support and endowment tax liabilities.

Harvard researchers investigate climate’s impact on cocoa crops, innovations in nasal vaccines, and links between pain and skull marrow.

As humanities shrink across higher education, one department is flourishing. Is its success a fluke, or a roadmap?

The Harvard triathlete and coach says she helps normal people to “do extraordinary things.”