University Finances

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

Sam Liss to Head Harvard’s Office for Technology Development

Technology licensing and corporate partnerships are an important source of revenue for the University.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences academic progress, financial problems

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith outlines academic progress and details financial problems in his 2009 annual report.

Harvard Suffers Billions More in Losses

The endowment, the University's cash accounts, large swap losses, and more.

FAS financial dean

Leslie Kirwan fills a critical position as the faculty works to close a $110-million budget gap.

Yale endowment declines too

Yale reported sharp losses, but narrowly bested Harvard's results--preserving a large margin of long-term superior investment performance.

FAS budget savings realized and yet to come

Dean Michael D. Smith details hard-won budget improvements--and the challenges remaining.

Yale endowment losses and spending cuts deepen

Eli President Richard C. Levin signals deeper endowment losses and spending cuts. What are the implications for Harvard's finances?

Harvard endowment falls from $36.9 billion to $26 billion

Harvard Management Company's annual report quantifies the punishing decline in the value of the University's endowment.

Harvard grapples with fallout from the endowment's decline

An update on the University's economic situation

Roundup of recent Harvard news

Short takes on recent news

Lapp Named Harvard EVP

University of California EVP succeeds Edward C. Forst '82.