University News | September 28, 2010

Two Harvard affiliated MacArthur Fellows

A legal historian and a population geneticist are recognized.

Among the winners of the 23 MacArthur Fellowships announced today, with accompanying $500,000 grants spread out over five years—are two Harvard affiliates:

Annette Gordon-Reed, J.D. '84, National Humanities Medal winner, recently appointed professor of law and of history, and Pforzheimer professor at the Radcliffe Institute, whose 2008 book The Hemingses of Monticello won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for nonfiction ; and

Carlos D. Bustamante '97, Ph.D. '01, a population geneticist who is professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.

In a new appellate brief, the Trump administration shifts its argument for rescinding Harvard’s grants.

Union demands higher pay, protections for non-citizen members, and changes to the harassment complaint process.

City planners adopt principles to guide future development of the commercial innovation district in Allston.

The annual financial report also documents endowment changes.

Robust financial results despite the pandemic, and historic endowment returns

A 33.6 percent return on endowment investments, as expense controls and donor support buoy the budget in an unprecedented year