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
Challenges to endowments and philanthropy
On the agenda: challenges to endowments and philanthropy
Harvard Law dean to depart and other news briefs
The Law School dean steps down, graduate-student union balloting, divestment, and more
Harvard Overhauls Endowment Management
Endowment staff to be reduced by half, and new senior personnel are appointed.
Harvard's annual financial report
The annual financial report celebrates current strengths, but cautions about a coming revenue squeeze.
More tumultuous Harvard labor relations
A strike, negotiations, and a vote on wages, benefits, and union recognition
Averting Strike, Janitors Reach Contract Agreement
Averting a second campus strike this semester
Harvard Reports Budget Surplus of $77 Million
Strong capital-campaign giving, tuition growth, and a slight increase in federal funding contribute to this year’s surplus.
What’s in the New Dining Workers’ Contract?
The new contract involves compromises from both Harvard and the dining workers’ union.
University and Dining Workers Reach Tentative Agreement
The union has achieved its main goals: a $35,000 income and stable healthcare costs.
Jeremy Lin Gives Harvard $1 million for aid, arena
NBA player (and alumnus) Jeremy Lin gives $1 million for financial aid and Lavietes renovation.