Harvard Corporation
Divest Harvard Members Block Mass. Hall Entrance, Demand Open Meeting with Corporation
The maneuver kicked off the activist group Divest Harvard’s Day of Action, the latest effort in a two-year-old campaign calling for the University to divest its endowment from the fossil fuel industry.
Corporation Approves New Policy for Searches of Electronic Communications
Under the new policy, electronic searches must be authorized by “an appropriate and accountable person” and must serve “a legitimate and important University purpose.”
In letter, More than 100 Faculty Members Call on Faust, Corporation To Divest From Fossil Fuels
More than 100 faculty members from across the University signed an open letter on Thursday urging University President Drew G. Faust and members of the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, to divest the University's endowment from fossil fuel companies.
IP Lawyer, Medical Director Named New Leaders of Board of Overseers
Intellectual property lawyer Morgan Chu, who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1976, will preside over Harvard’s Board of Overseers—the University’s second-highest governing body—for the 2014-2015 academic year.
HarvardX To Provide Online Courses Restricted to Alumni
In an effort to sustain and strengthen alumni networks, HarvardX—the University’s branch of the online learning venture edX—will offer course content restricted to alumni beginning in March of this year.
Chenault, Mills Elected Newest Harvard Corporation Members
American Express Company CEO Kenneth I. Chenault and former Obama Cabinet member Karen Gordon Mills ’75 were elected to become the newest members of the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, at its regularly scheduled meeting this weekend.
Harvard Corporation Elections
American Express Company CEO Kenneth I. Chenault and former Obama Cabinet member Karen Gordon Mills ’75 were elected to become the newest members of the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, Feb. 9.
Corporation Subcommittee on Shareholder Responsibility Considers 56 Proposals in 2013
Over the past year, two committees of the Harvard Corporation considered 56 shareholder proposals regarding the social responsibility of the University’s investments, according to an annual report released Thursday.
William F. Lee To Serve as Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow
Intellectual property lawyer and Harvard Corporation member William F. Lee ’72 will lead the Corporation starting in the summer of 2014, the University announced in a press release Tuesday afternoon.
Divestment Movement Continues at Harvard
Divest Harvard continues to garner support from students, faculty, and other members of the community for its efforts to force the University to divest from fossil fuel corporations.
The New Oldest Corporation in America
Now, with the changes nearly complete, members and university governance experts say that these reforms have been largely successful. Along with its growth in size, the Corporation has expanded its contact with Harvard’s stakeholders by adding members that are increasingly involved with Harvard life.
The New Corporation
The University's highest governing body—the Harvard Corporation—has nearly completed the first major structural reforms in its 360-year-old history in an effort to increase the board's engagement with the community and knowledge base.
Arsenal on the Charles Sold
Athenahealth Inc, an electronic health records company, has bought Watertown's Arsenal on the Charles 29-acre site from Harvard University. The site originally served as an armory for US troops for the Civil War and first and second World Wars.
Rallying to Divest Harvard
Thursday afternoon students assemble outside Massachusetts Hall to call for Harvard to divest from investments in Fossil Fuels.
Students Rally for Harvard To Divest
More than 100 members of the Harvard community rallied outside Massachusetts Hall on Thursday to deliver a petition calling for Harvard to divest from fossil fuels.
Rallying to Divest Harvard
Thursday afternoon students assemble outside Massachusetts Hall to call for Harvard to divest from investments in Fossil Fuels.
Rallying to Divest Harvard
Thursday afternoon students assemble outside Massachusetts Hall to call for Harvard to divest from investments in Fossil Fuels.
Activists Call for Fair Labor Practices at Le Méridien Hotel
Hotel workers, activists, and students gathered in front of Cambridge City Hall Thursday afternoon to protest what they characterized as unfair labor practices at the Le Méridien hotel in Cambridge.
Buy Bras and Crocs to Support Harvard?
The Harvard Management Company certainly isn't headed to the thrift shop with nearly $31 billion dollars in their pockets. Harvard's investments in Smith & Wesson, one of the largest gun distributors in the United States, recently raised concern among alums and current students in the Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition. But one investment is small potatoes for the HMC. Even if they choose to divest from Smith & Wesson, they'll still have money to blow on high-end retail, tacky shoes, and even entire countries. You name it—Harvard has probably already invested in it.
Venture Capitalist To Join Harvard Corporation
Venture capitalist James W. Breyer was elected to the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, Harvard announced Monday. He will become the organization’s thirteenth member on July 1.
Harvard To Establish Social Choice Fund
Following months of pressure from students and alumni and similar decisions at other schools, Harvard announced on Thursday that it will create a social choice fund.
Harvard Corporation Increases Endowment Distribution
The Harvard Corporation approved a 2 percent increase in Harvard’s endowment distribution, the revenues which the University receives annually from the endowment, from fiscal year 2013 to fiscal year 2014, according to an excerpt from Harvard’s budget guidance documents obtained by The Crimson.
University Leaders To Meet With Student Advocates About Divestment
University leaders will sit down with student advocates of fossil fuel divestment and explore the possibility of creating a social choice fund, senior University officials told The Crimson this week.
Corporation Member To Step Down
Patricia A. King will step down from her post on the Harvard Corporation at the end of this year, the University announced Monday. King, who is a graduate of Harvard Law School and professor at the Georgetown Law Center, has served on the Corporation since 2006.