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Health Benefits Plan Will ‘Likely’ Change in Future, Committee Members Say
Members of the committee that recommended controversial changes to Harvard’s non-union health benefits plan said it will likely change in the future.
Faust Discusses Climate Change at Beijing's Tsinghua University
In a speech in Beijing Tuesday morning, University President Drew G. Faust reiterated her argument that universities can help combat climate change through their research endeavors.
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.
Faust Will Host Climate Change Forum
Faust “reiterated” her plans to host the climate change forum this spring in a mid-December email to a group of 235 faculty members from across all of Harvard’s schools who have signed an open letter urging the University to divest from fossil fuels, her spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Judge Issues No Final Decision on Divest Lawsuit
The plaintiffs, who call themselves the Harvard Climate Justice Coalition, allege that Harvard is mismanaging its endowment in “abnormally dangerous activities.”
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The Harvard Kennedy School has raised a total of $383 million towards its $500 million capital campaign goal.
Divest Harvard Plans Weeklong Sit-In
In an open letter posted online early Friday morning, more than two dozen alumni called for fellow University graduates to gather in Harvard Yard for the protest that organizers are calling “Harvard Heat Week.”
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.
Faculty for Divestment Support Goals of Student Sit-In
Members of Harvard Faculty for Divestment praised the goals of a recent student sit-in of Massachusetts Hall, arguing that the protest returned attention to demands that the University withdraw its investments in fossil fuel companies.
Divest Harvard To Create Alumni Fund, Donation Conditional on Divestment
Divest Harvard aims to launch a fossil fuel-free fund to which alumni can donate as an alternative to the University’s endowment, according to the group’s announcement from earlier this month.
After 24-Hour Sit-In, Divest Harvard Protesters Leave Mass. Hall
Fourteen remaining protesters demanding that Harvard divest from fossil fuels left the administrative building Friday morning at about 10 a.m.
Demanding Divestment, Protesters Occupy Mass. Hall
A group of more than 30 stormed and occupied the building Thursday morning, demanding that Harvard divest its $35.9 billion endowment from fossil fuels.
Garber Discusses Transparency Between Faculty and Administration at Meeting
The meeting comes on the heels of faculty criticisms of changes to the health benefits policy for Harvard’s non-union employees and the University’s approach to announcing and devising the changes.
Students Prepare For Hearing To Dismiss Lawsuit Urging Divestment
In November, seven students argued in an 11-page complaint that Harvard’s continued investment of its endowment represents “a breach of [Harvard’s] fiduciary and charitable duties as a public charity and nonprofit corporation.”
Families Unlikely To Reach Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Maximum, University Says
The committee that recommended a controversial new health benefits policy said it expects less than 1 percent of families enrolled in the medical program to reach the family out-of-pocket maximum of $4,500.
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.
Harvard Brings in Record-Breaking $1.16 Billion in FY 2014 Gifts
For the first time since 2004, Harvard outraised Stanford in Fiscal Year 2014, posting a record-breaking total of $1.16 billion in gifts.
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.
FY 2014 Research Funding
Federal funding for Harvard research fell by 5 percent in fiscal year 2014 following federal budget cuts.
Video: Top 10 Stories That Shaped 2014
2014 was a year of change and controversy as Harvard affiliates reacted to events on campus and across the nation. In this feature, Crimson Multimedia uses photo and video to recap the 10 biggest stories of 2014.
Vermont Harvard Club Endorses Divestment
The Vermont group is the first alumni club to officially back the divestment movement, according to club president Charles A. Boright ’68. The club’s position comes after months of discussion and research on the topic.
Corporation Committee Considers Proposals on Environment, Lobbying in 2014
The committees addressed several new topics, including fast food advertising and its possible connection to childhood obesity, corporate tax policies, and the impact that investing activities of certain companies may have on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
In Sit-Down, Faust Looks Back at 2014
In her final interview of the year with The Crimson, Faust reflected on her role in several hot-button campus issues, including sexual assault policies and protests regarding two controversial non-indictments.
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Benjamin Franta, a Harvard Graduate School student, and Alli J. Welton ‘15 discuss the carbon budget and fossil fuel reserves at their rally in Harvard Yard on March 11, 2014.
Divestment Suit Plaintiffs Speak Out
Six of the seven student plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit last week that seeks to compel the University to “immediately withdraw” its holdings from fossil fuel companies discussed their case on Tuesday.