College Finance
Professor Robert Kaplan, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and acting President and CEO of the Harvard Management Company, says Harvard Management Company must focus on the long-term horizon with the endowment, rather than quarters like with mutual or hedge funds, and make the fund sustainable on Thursday, April 5 in Emerson Hall at “Investing in Harvard’s Future.”
Professor Robert Kaplan, center, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and acting President and CEO of the Harvard Management Company, says Harvard Management Company must focus on the long-term horizon with the endowment, rather than quarters like with mutual or hedge funds, and make the fund sustainable for future generations on Thursday, April 5 in Emerson Hall at “Investing in Harvard’s Future,” as fellow panelists Professor Rakesh Khurana, left, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School, and Professor Allen Ferrell, Greenfield Professor of Securities Law at Harvard Law School, listen.
Undergraduate Costs Will Reach $54,496
The price of a Harvard education continues to rise, with total costs for undergraduates increasing 3.5 percent for the 2012-2013 academic year—to $54,496.
HMC May Sell $1.5 Billion in Illiquid Assets
Harvard will sell $1.5 billion in private equity assets, as the Harvard Management Company continues its efforts to reduce the University’s illiquid holdings.
Federal Government A Financial 'Lifeline' For Physics Department
The vast majority—93 percent—of external funding spent by the physics department in fiscal year 2011 came from federal sources, including a number of grants from the Department of Defense.
Faculty Notebook: Parliamentarians and All That Jazz
Harvard faculty continue to look nervously at snacks that disappeared from faculty meetings in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
Harvard Management Company Announces New Hire
Harvard Management Company, which oversees the University’s endowment, announced yesterday that it has hired John Devir, a former managing director and head of equity strategies at Barclays Capital, as its managing director of stocks in developed markets.
A Glimpse Inside Harvard Admissions
Get a taste of the Harvard admissions decision-making process.
Soros Fellowships Awarded to Grad Students
Harvard students have claimed 10 of the 30 spots for this year’s Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, which provide financial assistance to immigrants or children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate studies.
Financial Aid Rises, Tuition at Harvard College To Reach $52,650
Harvard College tuition and fees will climb 3.8 percent for the next academic year, reaching a total of $52,650.
Director of Finance, Budgets Appointed
Nancy E. Laird has been appointed as an Associate Dean of the College and Director of Budgets and Finance, according ...
University Accepts Peretz Fund
The Committee on Degrees in Social Studies will inaugurate a $650,000 undergraduate research fund in honor of former Harvard professor Martin “Marty” H. Peretz
FAS Awaits Windfall from Harvard Endowment
A week has passed since the University announced a surge in its endowment, but the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has not asserted plans for responding to Harvard’s new-found wealth after two years of rigorous cost-cutting.
New FAS Policy Reduces Deficits
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is nearing the end of a redesigned budgeting process used to help reduce a deficit that currently stands at $80 million.
Competition Grows For Summer Funding
Harvard undergraduates received over $2.6 million in grant funding for summer projects last week, but this year’s grant applicants faced increased competition as more students searched for alternatives to paid internships in light of continued weak economic conditions.
Harvard Wants Your Money
A $10 bill could get you a burrito from Felipe’s and a Bud Light, but the Senior Gift Committee wants you to donate it to Harvard.
Harvard To Audit UC Finances
Harvard’s internal risk management services will audit the Undergraduate Council this semester to critique the organization’s current financial practices and to ensure appropriate use of funds.
Harvard Continues Trend of Increasing Stock Holdings
Harvard’s U.S. stock holdings expanded last quarter, indicating that the University is continuing its buying trend that began last spring after it had sold off the majority of those publicly-traded assets.
Leaders Discuss Future J-Terms
After what was perhaps the longest winter break in Harvard history, administrators are beginning to consider options for the next January Term.
Faculty Calls For Library Funding
With budget cuts looming over Harvard’s numerous libraries, more than a hundred faculty members signed off on an impassioned letter calling on top University administrators to increase funding for library acquisitions.
EPIC “FALE”
A long line of students formed outside the Beat Yale Thankathon in Boylston Hall last night. Attendees at the Harvard College Fund Undergraduate Committee event wrote notes to donors and received free “Fale” t-shirts.
Faust's Salary A Surprise
Twenty-three college presidents in America make more than $1 million each year. Harvard’s Drew G. Faust, fifty-sixth overall, is not ...