Fundraising
Harvard Medical School Dean Outlines Strategic Plan Amid ‘Destabilizing’ Federal Funding Cuts in School Address
Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley ’82 described an updated strategic plan on Wednesday that would include leaning into artificial intelligence, improving industry partnerships, and recentering academics in light of “destabilizing” federal funding cuts and "tumultuous” outside pressures faced by the school this year.
Harvard Alumni Affairs Boosts Fundraiser Hiring in Bid to Attract Top Donors
Harvard’s Alumni Affairs and Development office is bringing on roughly 20 top fundraisers this fall as it ramps up its solicitation of major donors.
On Survey, Majority of FAS Faculty Oppose Harvard’s $10M Viewpoint Diversity Push
More than half of respondents to The Crimson’s annual faculty survey opposed Harvard’s efforts to solicit donations for a viewpoint diversity initiative — rejecting a push to raise hundreds of millions of dollars through $10 million endowed professorships meant to broaden ideological representation.
HBS Alumnus Amit Dixit Establishes MBA Fellowship for Indian Women
Harvard Business School alumnus Amit Dixit announced last month that he had established the Shobha Dixit Fellowship Fund, a new financial aid fund aimed at supporting Indian women pursuing MBAs at HBS.
Harvard Admissions Dean Fitzsimmons Courts Hong Kong Donors In Asia Swing
Harvard College Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 made two trips to Hong Kong in recent weeks, attending donor events and meeting with alumni as he highlighted the region’s growing importance to Harvard’s financial aid funding.
PBHA Meets Fundraising Goal for 2026 Summer Urban Program After Annual Auction
The Phillips Brooks House Association raised more than $150,000 at its 23rd annual auction Friday night, meeting its goal for the Summer Urban Program, which operates five-week day camps for roughly 700 low-income children in Boston and Cambridge.
Harvard Center for Latin American Studies Cuts Revista Magazine Due to Budget Constraints
Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies has discontinued ReVista, the center’s magazine on Latin America, ending a nearly 28-year run as the center grapples with a looming budget deficit.
Harvard Eyes $675M Bond Sale as Financial Pressures Grow
Harvard will attempt to issue $675 million in tax-exempt bonds — its third major debt sale in just over a year — according to a preliminary official statement released Friday.
Harvard College’s Housing Day Fundraising Challenge Brings in $276,000, Led by Adams House
Harvard College alumni donated a total of roughly $276,000 to their former residential Houses on Friday in the College’s first-ever 24-hour interhouse fundraising competition, with Adams House collecting more than the other eleven Houses combined.
Alison Donnelly Named Harvard Kennedy School Chief Financial Officer
Alison W. Donnelly will become the chief financial officer of the Harvard Kennedy School on May 4, tasked with stabilizing HKS’s finances following layoffs and sweeping budget cuts last year.
Harvard Law School Raises Record $61M in First Half of FY26
Harvard Law School has raised at least $61 million through the first six months of fiscal year 2026 — the strongest start in its history — according to internal meeting minutes obtained by The Crimson.
HLS Student Organizations Say Administrative Delays Have Held Up Tens of Thousands in Donations
Several Harvard Law School student organizations have waited months to receive external donations processed by HLS administrators this school year, straining budgets and forcing some student leaders to cover costs out of pocket.
FAS Fundraising Surges to $222M In Late 2025, Putting School on Track for Record Year
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences raised $222 million in the second half of 2025, $62 million more than it collected during the same period the previous year, according to an internal slidedeck obtained by The Crimson.
After Top Fundraising Officials Left Harvard, Alumni Affairs Office Reorganizes
Harvard’s central fundraising office has quietly undergone a sweeping leadership shakeup over the past year, as several of its most senior administrators departed and the University reorganized the unit responsible for managing its vast donor network.
Epstein Gave $225,000 More to Hasty Pudding Than Previously Known
The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 received at least $225,000 more in donations from convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein than was previously known, according to documents released by the Department of Justice on Friday.
Harvard Impacts Labs Awards $1.4 Million to Support Four New Projects
Harvard Impacts Labs announced Wednesday that it will award $1.4 million to support four new faculty-led research projects designed to test policy interventions beyond the University.
Epstein-Linked Charity Quietly Donated $100,000 to Hasty Pudding in 2018, 2019
A charity once overseen by convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein steered $100,000 to the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 in 2018 and 2019, according to tax filings reviewed by The Crimson — gifts the organization did not disclose when it publicly addressed an earlier Epstein-linked donation.
Harvard Caribbean Club Hurricane Relief Fundraiser Goes On Despite GoFundMe Removal
The Harvard Caribbean Club has raised nearly $1,500 in donations to provide aid for countries affected by Hurricane Melissa, after facing problems due to conflicts with GoFundMe’s policies about raising funds for Cuba and Haiti — countries with sanctions from the United States and United Nations, respectively.
HUA Kicks Off With Inaugural Meeting Under New Administration
The Harvard Undergraduate Association gathered Sunday evening for its first general assembly meeting under the new administration led by Co-Presidents Abdullah Shahid Sial ’27 and Caleb N. Thompson ’27.
Center for Latin American Studies To Close Chile, Mexico Offices
Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies will close its office in Santiago, Chile at the end of this year and allow its office lease in Mexico City to expire this month because of a strained budget.
Harvard Federal Credit Union Employees Build Beds for Children At SEC Volunteer Event
Employees and affiliates from the Harvard Federal Credit Union gathered at Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex to construct beds for children in need as part of a Build a Bed volunteering event on Tuesday.
HUA to Accept Direct Donations After $10K Gift From Alum
After a $10,000 donation from former Undergraduate Council member Ian T. Simmons ’98-’00, the Harvard Undergraduate Association will accept direct donations for club funding.
Harvard Is Back in Talks With Trump Administration, Garber Confirms to Donors
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 confirmed to a group of top-dollar donors Monday that the University is in talks with the Trump administration, according to a person familiar with the call — the first acknowledgment from Harvard officials that discussions quietly reopened last week.
Strings Attached: How Harvard’s Wealthiest Alumni Are Reshaping University Giving
Led by Samuel W. Lessin ’05 and the 1636 Forum, Harvard donors are ditching unrestricted giving for targeted donations to shape the University’s future.
Garber Establishes Presidential Priorities Fund, Calls on Alumni to Back Harvard in Fight with Trump
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 unveiled a new Presidential Priorities Fund in a Monday email and called on alumni and donors to throw their financial and political support behind the University.
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