University Finances

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

U.S. Appeals Court Preserves NIH Research Funding

The court made permanent an injunction preventing caps on reimbursement for overhead costs.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard launches research center for greener buildings

An ambitious Harvard research center's quiet debut

HBS Launches Billion-Dollar Campaign

Funding an agenda of intellectual ambition, educational innovation, international reach, and more

President Faust broke ground at HBS for the new Chao Center

Family members and dignitaries broke ground for the new Chao Center at Harvard Business School.

Pershing Squares Ackman funds Harvard initiative

Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman and Karen Ackman donate $26 million.

Smith details campaign goals as tally passes $3.7 billion

In a report to the faculty, Dean Michael Smith details campaign aims and progress.

Kenneth C. Griffin gives Harvard $150 million, principally for financial aid

Kenneth C. Griffin ’89 jump-starts a major Harvard College campaign goal.

Daniel K. Ludwig Bequest Endows Study of Cancer's Resistance to Therapy

The Ludwig Cancer Research gift endows the study of resistance to therapy.

Harvard's larger fiscal 2013 deficit

A larger deficit and continuing Harvard financial challenges—amid fundraising and rising expenses

Harvard schools' campaign announcements

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, and Radcliffe Institute detail campaign goals