Capital Campaign
Kennedy School Raises $580 Million in Capital Campaign
Kennedy School Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf says the school will focus on funding student financial aid, an ongoing construction project set to finish next winter, and developing programs that engage with “digital technology and governance.”
Court Orders Harvard to Provide Donor’s Financial Information
Charles C. Spackman ’94, a prominent Harvard donor, has been accused of defrauding investors while reaping a personal profit of approximately $100 million.
With Additional Target, Business School Charts Separate Fundraising Course
In an apparent deviation from the rest of Harvard's fundraising practices, the Business School announced last week that it will seek to raise an additional $300 million after having reached its $1 billion goal.
FAS Will Cut Grad Student Admissions by 4.4 Percent
The "drying up of some funds" has prompted Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences to reduce the number of admissions slots for graduate students this year.
Harvard Raises $1.19 Billion in Fiscal Year 2016, Topping Stanford
Harvard raised $1.19 billion in fiscal year 2016, marking the University's largest fundraising haul in a single year.
Business School Passes $1 Billion Campaign, Raises Goal by $300 Million
The Harvard Business School has surpassed its $1 billion capital campaign goal over a year ahead of the campaign’s deadline, prompting a $300 million addition to the original campaign goal.
Harvard Shifts Capital Campaign Communications
With a year and a half left in its historic capital campaign, Harvard’s alumni affairs and development team will grant The Crimson fewer interviews with a top fundraising official.
Law School Alumni Confident in Capital Campaign
Some Harvard Law School alumni and officials are confident that the school’s fundraising success will continue “unabated” after Law School Dean Martha L. Minow steps down at the end of the academic year.
Harvard Law's 'Path of Least Resistance'
Despite Harvard Law School’s public service programming, some say a combination of market forces and financial incentives makes seeking corporate law jobs after graduation the default path.
With $92 Million Raised, GSD Campaign Focuses on Financial Aid, Facilities
With a year and a half left in its historic capital campaign, the Graduate School of Design has raised $92 million out of its $110 million goal, though several key initiatives such as financial aid and building expansion lag behind.
Kennedy School Campaign Reaches $570 Million, Surpasses Goal
The Harvard Kennedy School of Government has raised $570 million for its ongoing fundraising drive, surpassing its overall goal of $500 million, according to Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf.
New Medical School Dean Talks Improving Capital Campaign, Diversity
Incoming Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley ’82 listed improving diversity, supporting the University’s capital campaign, and re-energizing faculty among his principal priorities when he takes charge of the school next month.
NBA Star Jeremy Lin ’10 Donates $1 Million for Financial Aid, Basketball Arena
Brooklyn Nets point guard and alumnus Jeremy Lin ’10 will donate $1 million to Harvard to help fund undergraduate financial aid and ongoing renovations of Harvard’s basketball arena, the University announced Wednesday.
Faust Pitches Global Impact In Berlin
University President Drew G. Faust commended Harvard’s global impact at an alumni event in Berlin Friday, the latest in a series of international trips she has made as part of the University’s ongoing capital campaign.
Graduate School of Design's Enrollment Soars Skyward
The School of Design, which operates on a leaner budget than many of Harvard schools, has long been one of Harvard’s smallest schools. Over the past 10 years, the Graduate School of Design’s enrollment has increased by 288 students.
Hutchins Funds $10 Million to Study Inequality Among Boston's Black Residents
The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research received $10 million for a new study of inequality experienced by African and African American residents in Boston’s poorer neighborhoods.
FAS May Allow Donors to Endow Faculty Deanships
Selling the name rights to Faculty Dean positions in the House of a donor's choice could be a much-needed revenue source for House renewal, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said.
FAS Pitches Fundraising for Social Life
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has made undergraduate life one of its priorities in its capital campaign fundraising, according to FAS Dean Michael D. Smith.
FAS Surpasses $2.5 Billion Campaign Fundraising Goal
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences passed its $2.5 billion capital campaign goal in June, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said at the Faculty’s monthly meeting Tuesday.
In HUDS Strike, University Fundraising Becomes Rallying Cry
When the Harvard University Dining Services workers announced earlier this month that they were considering a strike during their contract negotiations with the University, a now-familiar refrain emerged: If Harvard can invest and raise billions of dollars every year, why can’t it pay its workers more?
HUDS Workers Prepare to Strike
Harvard University Dining workers are preparing to go on strike after three months of stagnant contract negotiations with the University’s bargaining team on issues of health benefits and wage increases.
Harvard Raises More Than $7 Billion
The University has blasted past the record-setting drive's goal with about two years of fundraising left for programs and priorities that have not reached their targets.
Bloomberg Gives $32 Million for Mayoral Leadership Program
As many as 300 mayors and 400 aides are expected to participate over the course of the four-year program.