Fundraising


Hour by Hour: How Harvard’s Donations Surged After Garber Challenged Trump

Contributions to Harvard spiked after the University refused demands from the White House on Monday. Read an hour-by-hour breakdown, according to a giving update produced by Harvard’s fundraising office and obtained by the Crimson.


Trump Admin Cuts $200,000 From Harvard’s Ukraine Institute

The Trump administration terminated nearly $200,000 in federal funding from the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute last week, amid a wave of cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Harvard To Borrow $750 Million Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty

Harvard University will issue $750 million in taxable bonds this month, bringing the total offering this fiscal year to $1.2 billion, as the University faces a turbulent economy and waits to learn whether the Trump administration will shut off its federal funding tap.


Trump Wants To Dismantle the Education Department. What Would That Mean for Harvard?

Since his first term in the White House, President Donald Trump has set his sights on shuttering the Department of Education. Now, as the administration has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in its funding and fired more than half of its workforce, he is getting closer to his goal.


At Summit With Donors, Top Administrators Said Harvard Would Pick Its Public Battles in Washington

Harvard Provost John F. Manning ’82 and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told alumni donors at a Feb. 28 talk that Harvard would sometimes be willing to take the lead in challenging orders from Washington — but was also content to strategically take the back seat.


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 Re-Enters Debt Market With $450 Million Bond Sale

Harvard University will re-enter the debt market this week, issuing $450 million in tax-exempt bonds to “finance and refinance certain capital projects,” according to a preliminary official statement released on Thursday.


Harvard Art Museums Receive Bequest of 64 Edvard Munch Artworks

The Harvard Art Museums received a bequest of 62 prints and two paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, an addition that makes the museum’s collection of Munch’s work one of the largest in the United States.


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.


Biden Awards Medals of Freedom to Former Defense Sec. Ash Carter, Harvard Donor David Rubenstein

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom on Saturday to two Harvard affiliates — former U.S. Defense Secretary and longtime Harvard Kennedy School professor Ashton B. Carter and former Harvard Corporation fellow David M. Rubenstein.


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.


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