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With Republicans in Control, Alan Garber Faces a Fight For Harvard’s Funding

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has spent the last year investing in relationships with politicians in Washington, avoiding direct confrontation with the threats he has long acknowledged. Now faced with a barrage of funding cuts, Garber may have been pushed into the fight.


Harvard’s Federal Funding Is Under Fire. Here’s What’s at Risk.

President Donald Trump’s wave of executive orders targeting funding for education sent shockwaves through Harvard this week, jeopardizing thousands of research jobs and more than 10 percent of the University’s operating revenue.


Garber Says Some Harvard Research May Halt After Trump Orders Freeze on Federal Grants

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 wrote that some federally funded research initiatives at Harvard could be be forced to stop work to comply with Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze in an email to affiliates Tuesday afternoon, shortly before the freeze was blocked by a federal judge.


Harvard Consolidates Its Portfolio of Direct Holdings Amid Shift Toward Private Equity

The Harvard Management Company pared down the direct holdings in its public equity portfolio to fewer public stocks than Harvard has held since 2017, continuing a pattern of consolidation under CEO N.P. “Narv” Narvekar.


Harvard Hires Penn Fundraising Chief James Husson to Lead Development, Alumni Relations

James J. Husson will lead Harvard’s fundraising efforts as the next Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development beginning April 1. Husson, who currently leads development at the University of Pennsylvania, will succeed Brian K. Lee.


Harvard’s Endowment Shined in 2024. But It Masks a Longstanding Gap With Ivy+ Peers.

The value of Harvard’s endowment grew in value in fiscal year 2024 for the first time in three years. But financial experts and Harvard affiliates expressed concern about the endowment’s long-term performance, which has underperformed compared to other Ivy+ schools and the S&P 500.


Harvard President Garber Says He is Disappointed by 2024 Fundraising Numbers

Harvard President Alan Garber said he was disappointed by some of the University’s fundraising numbers during an interview on Tuesday, a sign that officials are bracing for donations to dip after a year of campus turmoil.


Harvard President Garber Visits Seattle, Los Angeles in West Coast Swing

University President Alan M. Garber ’76 toured the West Coast last week, traveling to Los Angeles and Seattle to meet with hundreds of alumni in his first set of club-hosted alumni events since his permanent appointment in August.


Harvard President Garber Meets With Pro-Palestine Activists About Endowment

Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine activists met on Friday with President Alan Garber and Harvard Corporation Fellow Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar ’93 for a discussion about the endowment.


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