University Finances

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

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U.S. Appeals Court Preserves NIH Research Funding

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

by Jonathan Shaw

Photograph of Harvard Science Center tent where arriving first-year College students began virus-testing procedures

Harvard’s fall semester: an update

A semester conducted in the shadow of the coronavirus

by John S. Rosenberg

Graph shows rise in Harvard endowment over fiscal year from $40.9 billion to $41.9 billion.

Harvard Endowment 2020 update

The endowment increases to $41.9 billion, and Harvard Management Company reports a 7.3 percent return on investments.

by John S. Rosenberg

Graph shows rise in Harvard endowment over fiscal year from $40.9 billion to $41.9 billion.

Harvard Endowment $41.9 Billion on 7.3 Percent Investment Return

Harvard Management Company reports a 7.3 percent return on endowment investments.

by John S. Rosenberg

Michael Kremer

Michael Kremer Departs for the University of Chicago

Development economist pulls up roots.

by John S. Rosenberg

Thomas J. Hollister

Harvard Fall Pandemic Uncertainties

In volatile circumstances, plans are upended and remade.  

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard in Allston: new possibilities?

Time to rethink the campus-development agenda?

Harvard Seal

Harvard Top Earners

The annual report details administrators’ and endowment investment managers’ compensation.

by Jonathan Shaw

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong

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Nancy Coleman Dean Harvard Continuing Education

A new leader for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ large extension operation

by John S. Rosenberg

Choices challenges facing Harvard approaching fall

The choices and challenges facing the University and the Harvard community

by John S. Rosenberg