Capital Campaign
Harvard Campaign Aims To Raise Record-Breaking $6.5 Billion
The University has already raised $2.8 billion in donations and pledges from more than 90,000 supporters in the fundraising drive’s quiet phase.
Money Talks
Bill Gates jokes about his reputation for not attending classes in his Harvard years with financier David M. Rubenstein during the public launch of The Harvard Campaign on Saturday. The two met for a discussion about philanthropy in Sanders Theatre as part of the weekend's launch events.
A Record-Breaking Target
The Harvard Campaign is looking to raise $6.5 billion, a sum that will be distributed among teaching and research initiatives, financial aid, “the student experience,” capital improvements, and “flexible funding to foster collaborations and initiatives.”
University Prepares for Capital Campaign's Public Launch
University alumni and donors from around the world are flocking to the Square this weekend to celebrate Saturday’s public launch of The Harvard Campaign—widely predicted to be the largest fundraising drive in University history.
$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.
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University President Drew G. Faust has adapted the goal of creating "One University" from her predecessor Lawrence H. Summers and, to a lesser extent, former President Neil L. Rudenstine, who oversaw Harvard's first University-wide capital campaign.
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Having responded to the financial crisis and other tests in her first six years in office, University President Drew G. Faust leads Harvard into an ambitious capital campaign with the familiar vision of "One University."
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.
