Capital Campaign
Harvard Medical School Receives $20 Million Gift for Global Health Research
The gift will endow a professorship in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and provide funding—specifically for junior faculty and fellows—in fields including HIV and Ebola research.
FAS Development Head To Leave
O’Neil A.S. Outar, senior associate dean and director of development for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will leave his post early next month amid Harvard’s record-breaking capital campaign.
First-Generation Alumnus Donates $25 Million to Harvard for Financial Aid, Hockey Program
Barakett’s donation endows Harvard’s new “start up” grants—$2,000 stipends that the College will provide starting next fall for students from low-income backgrounds in addition to their existing financial aid package.
Radcliffe Raises $55 Million in Capital Campaign
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has raised $55 million towards its $70 million capital campaign fundraising goal, placing the institute at nearly 80 percent of its target.
Federal Reserve Chair Yellen Awarded Radcliffe Medal
Federal reserve chair Janet L. Yellen received a Radcliffe Medal at the annual Radcliffe Day ceremony Friday, applauded by Dean of the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Studies Lizabeth Cohen for her “lifetime of visionary and principled service.”
Harvard's gifts from donors
Harvard's donations include minerals, stamps, art, Dumbarton Oaks, and the Arnold Arboretum.
Harvard's Other Houses
Amidst Harvard’s record-setting $6.5 billion capital campaign, the University tries to raise hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Sometimes, though, raising money means making a sale.
One Harvard, Inc.
As Harvard seeks to raise money for its ongoing fundraising drive, it regularly seeks out a bevy of alumni and individuals to support the school. In some cases, though, Harvard will turn to another source of funds: corporations.
Academic Ambassadors
Many faculty members say they play an integral role in Faust’s trips, even before she leaves Cambridge.
$6.5 Billion. Now What?
With about two years left in its drive, Harvard’s fundraising officials are now focusing their energies on raising money for still-unfilled “buckets” of need. But that’s easier said than done.
Record $35.5 Million Donation to GSE funds Early Childhood Initiative
In a record donation to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, The Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation gifted $35.5 million to establish an early childhood education initiative, bringing the school’s campaign to 93 percent of its total goal.
FAS Shifts Strategy for Pitching House Renewal
As Harvard cruises past its $6.5 billion capital campaign goal, Faculty of Arts and Sciences administrators have rethought how they pitch House renewal, one of the campaign's top priorities, to donors and alumni.
If You Build It
At Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony, Harvard Business School members gather to celebrate the construction of Klarman Hall. The new structure is funded by a gift from Seth and Beth Klarman as part of the ongoing University-wide $6.5 billion capital campaign.
Harvard Medical School Passes 70 Percent of Capital Campaign Goal
As of March 1, Harvard Medical School had raised $531 million, achieving just over 70 percent of its goal of $750M. This marks an additional $64M in contributions since October, and includes donations from 8,900 people, according to a release from HMS.
As University Surpasses Campaign Goal, GSD Still Unfulfilled
Though Harvard has surpassed its $6.5 billion public campaign goal, the Graduate School of Design is still $22 million away from reaching its individual benchmark.
Harvard's Capital Campaign Meets $6.5 Billion Goal
After only two and a half years of its five year-long public fundraising drive, Harvard broke a higher education record. Here's a look at the campaign's biggest moments.
Administrators Use Renovated Dunster to Pitch House Renewal
As administrators polish their remaining Harvard-wide fundraising priorities in a record-breaking $6.5 billion capital campaign, they have turned to Dunster House as a platform and venue for pitching the House renewal project, a priority that still needs fulfilling.
Goal In Hand, Harvard Campaign Polishes Priorities
Its goal reached and some of its largest gifts collected, the “One Harvard” campaign will now finish the more humble task of polishing off priorities and engaging rank and file donors.
With At Least $6.5 Billion Raised, Harvard Sets Higher Education Fundraising Record
Harvard has raised at least $6.5 billion in its capital campaign, breaking a higher education fundraising record after only two and half years of its five year-long public drive, according to two donors with direct knowledge of the campaign’s progress.
One Semester In, Doyle Outlines Vision for SEAS
Arriving at Harvard by way of the University of California at Santa Barbara, Doyle has taken the helm at a unique time in SEAS’s history.
Two Years Later, Griffin Gift Impacts Potential Donors
More than two years after Kenneth C. Griffin ’89’s record-breaking gift to Harvard in support of the College’s financial aid program, administrators said the gift has been impactful both for hundreds of undergraduates and potential donors.
Semitic Museum Fundraises to Increase Digitization
The Semitic Museum is focusing its fundraising efforts on incorporating new technology into its exhibits to engage students in hands-on learning as part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ portion of Harvard’s ongoing capital campaign.
HBS Campaign Reaches $925 Million of $1 Billion Goal
Harvard Business School has raised $925 million for its capital campaign, nearing its final goal of $1 billion capital campaign, according to Dean Nitin Nohria.