University News

Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

A collage showing Harvard president Alan M. Garber greeting new students on campus, shaking hands, gathered students and families in the Yard, and orientation setup

Harvard President Alan Garber Helps First-Years Move In

As a potential settlement with the Trump administration looms, Garber gets students settled. 

by Olivia Farrar

A call for more support for Harvard humanities concentrators post-graduation

A Harvard humanities graduate's call to action

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Sarah Thomas

Sarah Thomas will assume second head role as Larsen Librarian for Harvard's FAS

The vice president for the Harvard Libraries has in addition been named Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

A video-capture studio will make its debut in Widener Library this fall.

Video capture studio to open in Harvard's Widener Library

A brand-new video-capture studio is slated to open this fall.

Harvard endowment up $2 billion to $32.7 billion

Harvard Management Company earns 11.3 percent investment return, reversing prior-year result

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

Harvard campaign details and analysis

Details and analysis of the $6.5-billion Harvard Campaign

Charlie Albright

Courtney B. Vance, Charlie Albright headline Harvard campaign entertainment

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

Harvard announces $6.5 billion campaign

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

The invitation for the September 21 launch events and festivities

Harvard Campaign launch events guide

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

Short profiles of Harvard's capital campaign leaders

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.

Bill Gates, David Rubenstein talk philanthropy at Harvard campaign launch

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