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Thomas W. Janes

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Harvard Studies Major Fund Drive Like Most Ivy Schools

While several Ivy League schools are conducting major fund drives for over $100 million, the Harvard Development Office has hired


Class of '76 Joint Fund Drive Nets All-Time High of $19,000

A joint fundraising drive by the Class of 1976 raised over $19,000 for the Harvard-Radcliffe Fund, breaking all previous Senior


A Change Pays Off

Several years ago when the University opted to establish an internal financial management corporation, Harvard Management Company, there were doubts


Colt Switches To Mass Hall

Harvard's director of development will assume a new position this summer in a move designed to strengthen the University's fund


University's Endowment Rises by Over $100 Million

The market value of Harvard's endowment rose nearly 8 per cent from $1.3 billion to over $1.4 billion during the


Learning to Live with the Squeeze

Paul C. Cabot '21, former Treasurer of Harvard, was in his office one day nearly 25 years ago when an


The $50-Million Plateau

The news that outside funding to the University dropped by nearly $4.5 million in the past fiscal year highlights one


Harper's Response

Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr. '57, the author of the Harper's Magazine article "Harvard on the Way Down," received strong criticism


Small Colleges' Financial Woes Are Also Affecting Harvard

Budgetary retrenchments such as an increase in student-faculty ratios and staff cutbacks in non-academic positions have stabilized the financial positions