Alan Garber
Harvard Will Create Process To Centralize Protest Discipline Cases Under University President
Harvard will create a process for University President Alan M. Garber ’76 to call a faculty panel to investigate and impose penalties in cross-school disciplinary cases, Garber announced in a Thursday evening email to Harvard affiliates.
Garber Joins More Than 180 University Leaders in Statement Against ‘Political Interference’ With Higher Ed
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 signed a statement denouncing “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” in higher education on Tuesday.
Jewish Harvard Students Sign Open Letter Opposing Trump’s Funding Threats
More than 100 Jewish students signed an open letter condemning the Trump administration’s threat earlier this month to review approximately $9 billion in federal funding to Harvard.
Summers Says Harvard Gave Trump an Opportunity To Threaten University Over Antisemitism Response
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers slammed Harvard’s leaders on Wednesday for acting too slowly against campus protesters and academic centers he accused of spreading antisemitism — which, he said, gave the Trump administration a window to threaten the University.
Cambridge City Council Calls on Harvard, President Garber to Resist Trump’s Threats
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously on Monday to call on the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — to refuse the Trump administration’s demands as $9 billion in government funding hangs in the balance.
Cambridge City Council To Vote on Whether To Ask Harvard Corporation To Resist Trump
Four Cambridge City Councilors called on Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 to resist the Trump administration’s list of demands threatening nearly $9 billion in federal funding in a policy order set to be voted on during the Council’s Monday evening meeting.
As Trump Waits for Harvard’s Reply, Governing Boards Meet in Harvard Square
The Harvard Corporation and the Harvard Board of Overseers — the University’s governing bodies— convened on campus over the weekend to prepare a response to the Trump administration’s $9 billion ultimatum.
Harvard President Alan Garber Abruptly Cancels Spring Break Trip to India
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 abruptly cancelled a planned spring break trip to India, as American universities nervously eyed Columbia’s response to a $400 million ultimatum from the Trump administration.
Harvard Faces Calls To Disband PSC for Violating New Antisemitism Policies
More than 200 Harvard affiliates and alumni signed an open letter to University President Alan M. Garber ’76 on Wednesday urging Harvard to permanently dissolve the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee.
Harvard Officials Met With Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, Used Info From Online Monitoring System
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the University has benefited from Foundation To Combat Antisemitism’s tools to track antisemitism on social media at the annual Harvard Business School Shabbat Dinner with New England Patriots Owner Robert K. Kraft.
Months After Fall Deadline, Harvard Task Forces on Antisemitism, Islamophobia Have Yet To Issue Final Reports
More than one year after their founding, Harvard’s task forces on combating antisemitism and Islamophobia have yet to issue their final recommendations — missing their fall 2024 deadline by months.
Summers Accuses Harvard Corporation, Garber of Inaction Against Antisemitism
Summers’ thread was an extraordinary broadside against Harvard — not just a rebuke of the University’s sitting leadership by a former president, but also a wide-ranging attack against individual instructors, academic programming, and professional schools that Summers termed “redoubts of the far left.”
Hoekstra Tells FAS To ‘Prepare for Significant Financial Challenges’ Amid Uncertainty From Washington
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told faculty on Tuesday that she has instructed FAS officials “to prepare for significant financial challenges” and “build financial capacity” as President Donald Trump ramps up threats to Harvard’s funding.
Harvard President Garber Says Diversity Is a Condition of Academic Excellence at Annual EDIB Forum
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 argued diversity is a “critical enabler of learning” in opening remarks at the University’s annual Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Forum on Tuesday, avoiding reference to sustained threats to DEI programming from the Trump administration.
Garber Names Recipients of Inaugural Building Bridges Fund
President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced the four student-led projects receiving support from the inaugural President’s Building Bridges Fund in an email to Harvard affiliates Wednesday afternoon.
Harvard’s President Used To Chair Faculty Meetings. Is It Time for Garber To Return?
As faculty push for greater input in Harvard’s governance, some professors say the president’s absence has left the current officeholder, Alan M. Garber ’76, with limits on his knowledge of faculty concerns — and fewer opportunities to receive guidance from professors as the University faces mounting pressure from Washington.
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.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2024
At Harvard, 2024 began with an ending — the chaotic close of Claudine Gay’s short-lived presidency. It would not be a quiet year. Pro-Palestine student protesters staged an encampment in Harvard Yard. Congress expanded its investigation into campus antisemitism, issuing threats alongside blistering reports. Amid it all, Alan M. Garber ’76 quietly ascended from the interim presidency to a permanent post at Harvard’s helm. Here, The Crimson looks back at 10 stories that shaped the University, and Cambridge, in 2024.
Garber Privately Tells Faculty That Harvard Must Rethink Messaging After GOP Victory
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the turn against higher education in Washington posed a greater threat to the University than anything in recent memory, making his most direct comments yet on Republicans’ sweep to power during a closed-door session of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Despite Defunding Threats, Harvard President Praises Former Student Tapped by Trump to Lead NIH
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 praised President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health as a “serious and dedicated researcher who has always been well-intentioned” during an interview with The Crimson on Tuesday.
Garber Says Harvard Can and Should Condemn Hateful Speech Under Institutional Voice Policy
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the University should condemn speech that is antisemitic, racist, or otherwise hateful, calling such actions acceptable under the University’s institutional voice policy.
Alan Garber ’76 Installed as Harvard’s 31st President in Private Ceremony
Alan M. Garber ’76 was inaugurated as the 31st president of Harvard University in a secret ceremony Saturday evening, four months after he was officially appointed to the role for a three-year term.
Yale’s Outgoing FAS Dean Says She Is Interested in Harvard Presidency
Tamar S. Gendler, Yale University’s outgoing Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean, expressed interest in becoming the next president of Harvard, a sign that she may be a serious contender for the role when the University’s next search launches in 2026.
Pritzker Defends Naming Gay Harvard President in First Interview Since May 2023
Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 said she stood by her decision to appoint Claudine Gay as the 30th president of the University during an interview with The Crimson on Monday.
Harvard Corporation Forms Committee to Replace Presidential Search Subcommittee
Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 announced the establishment of a formal presidential search process committee that will recommend reforms to the 2026 search process during a Monday interview with The Crimson.