University Finances
Reporting on Harvard’s budget, endowment, and financial strategy.
House Committee Subpoenas Harvard Over Tuition Costs
The University must turn over all requested materials related to tuition and financial aid by mid-July.
by Tamara Evdokimova
Harvard Projects $750-Million Revenue Shortfall in Next Academic Year
Executive vice president Katie Lapp details losses from research funding and executive education.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard’s Endowment to Go “Greenhouse-Gas Neutral” by 2050
The announcement is not the same as fossil-fuel divestment, though it comes amid months of intensified activism calling for divestment.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences Freezes Faculty Hiring
Dean Gay outlines near-term actions—and “the definition of a hard problem” facing the FAS.
by John S. Rosenberg
How Harvard’s Professional Schools Will Cope with the Economic Crisis
Deans articulate their diverse faculties’ divergent priorities (and problems)—plus an MIT perspective
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Announces Salary, Hiring Freezes and Other Spending Cuts
University belt-tightening announced, plus further information on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—and higher education
by John S. Rosenberg
The Campus, Quieted
The sudden dispersal from Cambridge and Boston, Commencement postponed, and the looming financial consequences
by John S. Rosenberg
The Financial Fallout
Barely a decade after the 2008 crisis and Great Recession, new challenges loom. An early assessment of the University’s strengths this time
by John S. Rosenberg
The Black…and the Red
An analysis of the annual financial report, and of Harvard Management Company’s transformation
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Explores Slavery Connections Further
The president announces a $5-million initiative.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Reports a $298-Million Surplus and Details Endowment Changes
The University discloses a sixth consecutive budget surplus—and details enormous changes in the endowment.
by John S. Rosenberg