College Finance
‘Asking For More’: Student Group Funding at Harvard College
As the number of recognized student groups on campus has spiked, funding has failed to keep pace. Now, the College is upping the student activities fee from $75 to $200.
Classroom to Table Shuts Down After Reaching Funding Limit
The closure comes shortly after the initiative announced new restrictions for the spring 2018 semester.
UC Expands Bicycle Subsidy Program
The UC voted Sunday to expand its new bicycle subsidy program after close to 200 students signed up for the program in under one week.
Harvard College Enrollment Costs Rise 3 Percent for 2018-2019
The cost of attendance for Harvard College will be $67,580 for the 2018-2019 academic year, an increase of about 3 percent—or $1,971—from the previous year.
HCFA
UC Finance Committee (Chair: Henry Atkins) votes to amend resolution regarding HCFA funding. Passed 8-2.
UC Finance Committee Recommends Legislation to Ban Funding for HCFA
The UC finance committee voted to recommend legislation that would bar religious group Harvard College Faith and Action from all Council funding.
Republican Tax Plan Could Mean Added Business Income Tax for Harvard
Hidden in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed last year is a change in the way taxes are calculated for nonprofits that could lead to increased expenses for Harvard.
Cashing In On Crimson
From nonprofit workshops to lucrative college consulting businesses, here's the story of how organizations leverage the Harvard brand to advance their interests.
‘Classroom to Table’ Program Returns for a Third Year
Classroom to Table has returned for another year, but with slight modificiations.
Strong Public Markets May Bode Well for Harvard
Robust growth in public markets may portend growth for Harvard's endowment in fiscal year 2017.
New Club Approval System Looks to Prevent Student Group Overlap
The Undergraduate Council's Rules Committee will only recommend new student groups for approval if they are not too similar to existing ones as part of a College-wide charge to limit redundancies in student organizations.
Classroom to Table Program Halts for Semester After Reaching Budget Limit
Classroom to Table, a popular program which provides students and faculty money to dine in Harvard Square, has recently run out of funds for the semester.
Cost of Enrollment Rises 4.1 Percent, Marks Largest Increase in Decade
The cost of attending Harvard College will be $65,609 in the 2017-2018 academic year, representing a 4.10 percent increase from last year.
UC Grant Processing Platform Suffers Hacking Attempt
A hacker purportedly attempted to access the Undergraduate Council's new software for processing funding applications this week.
UC Internally Debuts New Software for Vetting Grants
The Undergraduate Council’s Finance Committee internally debuted a system meant to streamline the Council’s grant application and approval process Wednesday.
