Fundraising
Archon Fung Named Interim Kennedy School Dean
Fung will take over for Harvard's longest serving dean, David T. Ellwood '75, who announced last fall that he would resign after 11 years at the helm of the Kennedy School.
Hunter To Serve as Acting School of Public Health Dean
Hunter will take the reins in the middle of Harvard’s University-wide capital campaign and as the school allocates funding from its recent $350 million gift from Gerald L. Chan—the largest single donation in Harvard’s history.
Faust Visits Chicago for 'Your Harvard' Alumni Event
In her latest travel stop as part of the “Your Harvard” event series for the University's largest ever capital campaign, University President Drew G. Faust visited Chicago last week.
In GIFs, Students Debate Donating to Senior Gift
College seniors debated the value of donating to Senior Gift late last week as the Undergraduate Council’s former president critiqued the annual fundraising drive and his peers sparred over the initiative by sending GIFs over a class email thread.
Overseer Connects Harvard Fundraising Apparatus to West Coast, Sony Emails Suggest
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael M. Lynton '82 is heavily involved in Harvard business both in his capacity as a member of the University’s second-highest governing body and as a donor and active alumnus.
Sony Entertainment CEO Responds to WikiLeaks Database
Speaking out about the recent decision by Wikileaks to publish a searchable database of hacked emails from Sony Pictures Entertainment, company CEO Michael M. Lynton ’82 called the dissemination “frustrating."
HKS Dean Expects Campaign ‘Slow Down’ After Departure
When Kennedy School of Government Dean David T. Ellwood ’75 steps down at the end of the academic year, the school may lose one of its most potent fundraising assets.
Donation Breakdown
The Kennedy School of Government's donation pool comes disproportionately from non-alumni sources.
For Fundraising, Kennedy School Turns to Non-Alumni
With a smaller and younger alumni base that earns less on average than the graduates of other Harvard schools, the Kennedy School has raised 80 percent of its funds through gifts from non-alumni.
In Blockade’s Second Day, Divest Expands Protest to HAA
The second day of the planned weeklong protest, dubbed "Harvard Heat Week" by its organizers, was punctuated by alumni rallies outside Mass. Hall and expansion to other parts of campus.
School of Public Health Dean To Depart for University of Miami
In the midst of Harvard’s ongoing capital campaign, Julio Frenk oversaw the School of Public Health when it secured the largest gift in the University’s more than 375-year history.
Ed School Has Raised $145 Million in Capital Campaign
This sum is comprised of more than 10,000 individual donor gifts and pledges, including a $5 million donation from the Walton Family Foundation in November 2014.
$25,000 Raised, DKE Searches for House
Alumni of other chapters of fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon, as well as DKE international, have given the colony most of the funds raised so far.
With NCAAs, Harvard Scores Baskets and Potentially Donations
With a fifth-straight Ivy League title and yet another appearance at the NCAA March Madness tournament, Harvard's men’s basketball team is hitting the (literal) money shot.
Moore, Nelson Named to Board of Overseers Leadership
According to University spokesperson Jeff Neal, administrators “believe that this is the first time that two women have served" as president and vice chair of the Overseers concurrently.
Design School Campaign Has Raised $1 Million Since Launch
The Graduate School of Design has raised a little more than $1 million since the public launch of its fundraising efforts in September 2014.
Faust To Headline ‘Your Harvard’ Talk in Beijing
A week after visiting Selma, Ala., University President Drew G. Faust is set to appear in China on Sunday to “shar[e] her vision for the future” of Harvard with alumni in Beijing.
Gerald L. Chan
Gerald L. Chan speaks at the Harvard School of Public Health in September 2014 during a public announcement of his donation to the school. Chan has purchased the former Harvard Square Theater, adding to the more than $100 million real estate portfolio he now owns in the Square.
Radcliffe Raises $42 Million In Capital Campaign
Taking in gifts and pledged donations from more than 6,000 contributing households, the Radcliffe Institute has reached the 60 percent threshold of its capital campaign funding target.
Kennedy School Raises Three-Fourths of $500 Million Campaign Goal
The Kennedy School of Government has raised a total of $383 million towards a $500 million capital campaign goal, according to spokesperson Doug Gavel.
Kicker
The Harvard Kennedy School has raised a total of $383 million towards its $500 million capital campaign goal.
UC Will Create Alumni Advisory Board
Undergraduate Council leaders plan to create an alumni advisory board during their term in the hopes of eventually acquiring alumni funding for student groups, one of their campaign centerpieces.
Capital Campaign Reaches $5 Billion Mark
The $5 billion figure comprises nearly 300,000 gifts from 100,000 households, according to Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Tamara E. Rogers '74.
FY 2014 Gifts
Harvard posted a record-breaking total of $1.16 billion in gifts in Fiscal Year 2014, according to a survey by the Council for Aid to Education.