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Harvard Campaign Aims To Raise Record-Breaking $6.5 Billion
The University has already raised $2.8 billion in donations and pledges from more than 90,000 supporters in the fundraising drive’s quiet phase.
A Record-Breaking Target
The Harvard Campaign is looking to raise $6.5 billion, a sum that will be distributed among teaching and research initiatives, financial aid, “the student experience,” capital improvements, and “flexible funding to foster collaborations and initiatives.”
University Prepares for Capital Campaign's Public Launch
University alumni and donors from around the world are flocking to the Square this weekend to celebrate Saturday’s public launch of The Harvard Campaign—widely predicted to be the largest fundraising drive in University history.
Activist Advocates Fossil Fuel Divestment
Environmental activist Bill E. McKibben ’82 called on hundreds of audience members in Sanders Theater to join “the fight” against the fossil fuel industry on Tuesday.
Targeting an Alumni Audience, Protesters Oppose HMS Custodial Cuts
A group of workers, students, and union members gathered at the Harvard Club of Boston late Tuesday afternoon to raise awareness among Harvard alumni about the planned cuts of 31 custodial contract jobs at Harvard Medical School.
School of Public Health Receives $12.5 Million Gift
The Harvard School of Public Health has received a gift of $12.5 million which will support a significant revamping of the school’s curriculum, the school announced Monday.
Newly Created Vice Provost Position To Oversee edX, HILT
Chinese history professor Peter K. Bol will assume the newly created position of Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 announced in an email to Harvard faculty on Monday morning.
HarvardX Set To Launch Second SPOC
In two weeks, HarvardX will launch its first virtual Harvard Kennedy School offering, and its second ever small, private, online course.
5 Questions You’ve Got About Larry Summers, Answered
You've probably heard by now that Former University President Larry Summers has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Chairmanship of the Federal Reserve. But you may be wondering why so many people at Harvard care, or perhaps you're just curious about what the Fed Chair does, anyway. You shouldn't have to ask those questions out loud, so Flyby's asked them for you here; and better yet, we've provided answers.
Bowing Out of the Race
Former University President Larry Summers, pictured in a Crimson file photo, has withdrawn his name from consideration for Federal Reserve Chair.
Summers Withdraws His Name from Consideration for Fed Chair
The former University President shared his decision with President Obama in a phone call on Sunday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Harvard Administration Secures Donor for Campus Center
University President Drew G. Faust said the donor's name will be revealed in an announcement later this fall.
EdX Partners with Google to Advance Open Source Platform
The collaboration seeks to broaden the availability of edX’s open source platform and its educational tools by launching the new website MOOC.org.
Faust Charts Course Through ‘Stormy Seas’ as The Harvard Campaign Approaches
In a speech Tuesday, the University President conveyed a mixed outlook for higher education, describing both the challenges and opportunities facing Harvard.
Harvard Today: Sept. 10, 2013
Study card day is upon us, and it's pretty much a measure of how on top of our lives we are. Get it handed in, avoid the obnoxious fine, and then voila! School is officially in session. It might even be time to start actually doing the reading (just kidding!).
House Committee Issues Subpoenas Demanding Access to HSPH Study Data
The Committee may eventually demand that Harvard release data from a study that has been used to justify nearly two decades of Environmental Protection Agency regulations on air pollution.
HUPD Annual Report Indicates Doubling of Confidentially Reported Rapes
The number of confidential reports of rape at Harvard University almost doubled from 12 in 2011 to 23 in 2012, according to the annual crime report released by the Harvard University Police Department.
Summers Likely To Be Federal Reserve Chairman Nominee, CNBC Reports
With the term of current chair Ben S. Bernanke ’75 drawing to a close, former University president Larry Summers is likely to be nominated as the next Federal Reserve chairman, a source close to the Obama administration told CNBC last week.
Ukrainian Research Institute Explores Opening Research Center in Kiev
The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is using a seed grant from the Sustainable Ukraine Foundation to look into establishing a research center in Kiev, Ukraine.
Text of Faust's Memo Outlining Interim Protocols for Email Searches
University President Drew G. Faust outlined interim, University-wide protocols for searches of Harvard email accounts in a memorandum sent Thursday to the deans of Harvard's schools.
After Scandal, Faust Sets Forth Interim Protocols for Email Searches
The interim protocols require searches of Harvard email accounts to be thoroughly recorded and approved by an accountable administrator.
University Proposes $13-15 Million Community Benefits Package for Allston
The proposed improvements, which center around the public realm and community programming, represent the University’s suggestions for projects it plans to fund alongside its proposed construction in Allston.
University Finalizes Sale of Putnam Square Apartments Property
The deal ends several months of uncertainty about the future of the 94-unit affordable senior housing complex at 2 Mt. Auburn St.
Forbes Mysteriously Ranks Harvard’s Fiscal Health 5th Best in Nation
Apparently having the largest endowment in higher education isn’t good enough to be named the most fiscally healthy college in the country by the always-reliable Forbes magazine.