University Finances

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

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Harvard in the Crosshairs |

Harvard Layoffs Continue, with More to Come

In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.

by Jonathan Shaw

Scenes from a campaign celebration, clockwise from top right: campaign co-chair, Corporation member, and University treasurer James F. Rothenberg begins the day's events in Memorial Church; faculty panelists Jonathan L. Zittrain (back to camera), Rebecca Henderson, and Peter Sorger; a conversation on philanthropy between campaign co-chair David M. Rubenstein (left) and Bill Gates; President Drew Faust's address in Sanders Theatre

University Finances |

Liftoff

Details and analysis of the $6.5-billion Harvard Campaign

Charlie Albright

University News |

Crimson Celebration

Alumni artists Charlie Albright and Courtney B. Vance at the campaign festivities

University News |

Harvard Unveils $6.5-Billion Capital Campaign

“Quiet-phase” gifts and pledges total $2.8 billion

The invitation for the September 21 launch events and festivities

University News |

“An Illuminating Day”

A guide to The Harvard Campaign’s September 21 launch events

University Finances |

The Campaign Co-Chairs

Harvard’s fundraising leaders

Honorand Bill Gates, the guest speaker at the 2007 Commencement, relished receiving a Harvard degree a mere three decades late. David M. Rubenstein is a co-chair of The Harvard Campaign.

University Finances |

“The Opportunity to Make a Difference”

Bill Gates and David Rubenstein discuss philanthropy at The Harvard Campaign launch

University Finances |

“The Future of Knowledge”

The faculty panelists at The Harvard Campaign launch event

An honorand and the principal guest speaker at the 2007 Commencement exercises, Bill Gates reveled in collecting his Harvard degree—30-plus years after he dropped out of the College.

University News |

Bill Gates, Inside the Gates

Walter Isaacson on "complete rejectionist" Bill Gates at Harvard College—and the birth of personal-computer software

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

University Finances |

Glenn Hutchins Endows African American Studies

An infusion of support for the Du Bois Institute and related enterprises

Harvard president Drew Faust marks the start of the academic year with an address in Sanders Theatre.

University News |

“The Future We Shape Is Up to Us”

President Faust greets the Harvard community with a measured message of hope.