University Finances

Reporting on Harvard’s budget, endowment, and financial strategy.

Jack Reardon and Walter Cabot, Remembered

Plus, veteran higher education leader Thomas Ehrlich reflects on university curricula for his 70th reunion

by Primus VI

Harvard Kennedy School campus makeover

Unveiling the fruits of the capital campaign

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Chan Zuckerberg grant for Harvard public service

A grant for Phillips Brooks House

by John S. Rosenberg

Taxing university endowments

Harvard and other private universities are in Republicans’ sights.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard reports budget surplus amid worries

A large surplus last year—but cautions about the future

by John S. Rosenberg

Health Benefits to Cost 3.8 Percent More

Growth in Harvard healthcare costs moderates. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Disappointing returns for Harvard endowment amid restructuring

CEO N.V. Narvekar assesses Harvard Management Company’s most recent fiscal-year performance, and the road ahead.

by John S. Rosenberg

Peers outperform Harvard endowment returns

More evidence that fiscal 2017 returns were “disappointing”

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard FAS debt deal and inequality initiative

The dean’s annual report provides financial details on House renewal, the faculty census, and a new inequality initiative.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard endowment $37.1 billion on 8.1 percent return

A “disappointing” 8.1 percent investment return, while the long-term transformation of the management company proceeds

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Faust stepping down 2018

An expected transition, as the University’s twenty-eighth president plans to conclude her service.

by John S. Rosenberg