Capital Campaign
$15 Million Gift To Launch Center for African and African-American Research
The gift from donor Glenn H. Hutchins ’77 will financially unite seven existing initiatives and fund a handful of new programs in the field.
Harvard Administration Secures Donor for Campus Center
University President Drew G. Faust said the donor's name will be revealed in an announcement later this fall.
State of the University
University President Drew G. Faust talks about the state of the University in September 2013 and what the upcoming Harvard Campaign to raise funds can achieve.
Clintons to Receive Awards at HSPH Centennial
Former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton will be honored at an October 24 celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Harvard School of Public Health, the school announced Monday.
Faust Charts Course Through ‘Stormy Seas’ as The Harvard Campaign Approaches
In a speech Tuesday, the University President conveyed a mixed outlook for higher education, describing both the challenges and opportunities facing Harvard.
Faust Looks Forward
While Faust's responsive leadership style has worked during tumultuous times for both the University and the world, it remains to be seen whether she can use her renowned communication skills to renew and refine inherited ideas and lead Harvard through an ambitious, 21st-century capital campaign.
Fundraising Drive To Be Called ‘The Harvard Campaign’
The University will call its upcoming capital campaign “The Harvard Campaign,” University spokesperson Kevin Galvin confirmed Tuesday.
Harvard Eyes Internal, External Models for Capital Campaign
As it prepares to launch the capital campaign, Harvard may look back to lessons learned from its 1990s campaign. It may also turn an eye toward its peer institutions, like Stanford and MIT, who have recently run successful fundraising drives in the 21st century.
University Fundraising Drives
Past capital campaigns at Harvard and its peer institutions have exceeded their fundraising targets.
Administrators Travel, Schmooze Donors as Capital Campaign Approaches
As the September launch of Harvard’s multi-billion-dollar capital campaign approaches, top-level administrators and members of the University’s development office are targeting and schmoozing prominent donors in search of gifts for Harvard’s most ambitious fundraising effort in history.
Anticipating Capital Campaign, FAS Sets Priorities
When Harvard’s capital campaign goes public later this year, the University is expected to formally unveil a handful of ambitious—and abstract—goals for which they will solicit billions of dollars in gifts.
College Looks To Profit from Capital Campaign
Several upcoming projects—including the renovation of all 12 of Harvard’s residential Houses, the expansion of financial aid initiatives, and the construction of a new student center—suggest that a sizable chunk of the capital campaign’s proceeds will ultimately benefit undergraduates.
Centralizing Through Capital Campaign Priorities
As the University prepares for the public launch of a multi-billion dollar capital campaign, it looks to coordinate across Harvard's 15 schools and balance school-specific interests with a commitment to centralization.
Harvard Receives $50 Million Gift To Fund Life Sciences Entrepreneurship
Harvard has received a $50 million dollar gift for basic research in the life sciences from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, the University announced Monday morning.
Different Goals, One University
As the University prepares for the public launch of a multi-billion dollar capital campaign, Harvard’s office of Alumni Affairs and Development, which is wrapping up a two-year “quiet phase,” is working to incorporate centralization into the campaign.
EdX Will Be Capital Campaign Priority
HarvardX, a branch of Harvard and MIT’s joint virtual learning venture edX, will be a priority for Harvard’s upcoming capital campaign, University President Drew G. Faust told The Crimson on Wednesday.
Engineering School To Move Across River, SEAS Faculty Criticize ‘Allston Bomb’
The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will relocate “in almost its entirety” to University-owned land in North Allston in as few as five years, University President Drew G. Faust told The Crimson Tuesday.
TOP 12 NEWS STORIES OF 2012
While some stories of the past 12 months captivated the attention of people outside of Cambridge for a moment, others had a sustained and meaningful impact throughout the year on Harvard’s campus. On the last day of the year, The Crimson looks back at the 12 stories from 2012 that mattered the most at Harvard.