Union, University Reach Contract Agreement
A two-year contract would increase staff members’ compensation.
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Harvard Finances
Universities’ Financial Straits: A Moody’s Retrospective
How high-return endowment policies and increased debt led to liquidity crises—at Harvard and elsewhere
6.18.10
The Deficit, Diminished
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences faces a smaller, but still multimillion-dollar, deficit.
6.7.10
Endowment Managers’ Pay Reported—Sort Of
Harvard Management Company refines its compensation system, and aims to gain more advantageous terms for assets managed externally.
5.18.10
FAS Budget: Better, Bit by Bit
The Arts and Sciences dean explains steps toward budget balance in fiscal year 2012—and concerns from financial aid to deferred capital projects.
5.11.10
Self Improvement
On University governance and management
5.1.10
Lee Elected Fellow of Harvard Corporation
A successor to departing Senior Fellow James R. Houghton
4.11.10
Books and Budgets
The proliferation of knowledge in new fields and formats challenged Harvard libraries even before the University’s fiscal problems arose.
4.7.10
Arrested Development
With construction on its huge science facility in Allston halted, Harvard reconsiders its planned expansion there.
3.1.10
Two Projects Proceeding
Construction continues at the Law School and begins at the Fogg Art Museum.
3.1.10
The Corporation Changes
James R. Houghton, senior fellow of Harvard’s senior governing board, will step down on June 30.
3.1.10
FAS Narrows Its Budget Chasm
…but more hard work remains to be done.
3.1.10
Endowment Returns, Endowment Management: Straws in the Wind?
UPDATED. Other institutions’ endowment results—and further budget cuts—suggest the challenges facing Harvard Management Company and the University.
2.10.10
FAS Reduces Deficit, but Gap Remains “Huge”
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences lessens its budget problem, but an $80-million financial shortfall remains.
2.3.10
Harvard Headlines: Hasty Pudding Picks Timberlake, Helen Molesworth Departs, and More
UPDATED. Our roundup also includes news of a gift from Carlos Slim, a favorable ranking of Harvard’s value among colleges, and an audit by the IRS.