Alan Garber
Harvard Celebrates, With Unity and Defiance, as Courtroom Battle Coincides With 374th Commencement
For the crowd at Harvard’s 374th Commencement, the day was shaped by a legal fight over the fate of Harvard’s international students that played out simultaneously with the ceremony — and by Harvard’s historic, high-stakes standoff with the Trump administration.
Garber Defends International Students, Pledges Continued Support Amid Legal Battle
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 vowed to defend the University’s international students in an interview Friday morning after the Department of Homeland Security moved to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll them.
Garber Defends Leadership Changes and DEI Office Renaming, Denies Political Pressure
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 acknowledged concerns that the dismissal of two faculty directors at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies in March and the renaming of the University’s diversity office appeared to some as concessions to the Trump administration, but declined to explain either decision.
Harvard Paid Claudine Gay $1.3 Million in 2023, Financial Disclosures Show
Former Harvard President Claudine Gay earned more than $1.3 million in 2023 — which spanned the end of her term as Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean and all six months of her short-lived presidency — according to the University’s annual tax disclosures.
With Grants Frozen, Harvard Allocates $250 Million From Central Budget To Keep Research Afloat
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced Wednesday that the University will allocate $250 million in funding over the next year to support research impacted by the Trump administration’s freeze on nearly $3 billion in grants and contracts.
Harvard President Alan Garber To Take 25% Pay Cut as University Faces Budget Crunch
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 will take a voluntary 25 percent pay cut for fiscal year 2026 as the University stares down the Trump administration’s nearly $3 billion funding cut.
Harvard Affiliates Deliver Hundreds of Complaints Alleging Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Bias to President Garber’s Office
More than 30 Harvard affiliates delivered a box containing 452 discrimination complaints to Massachusetts Hall at a Monday rally, alleging that Harvard has fostered “pervasive bias against Muslims, Arabs and Palestinians.”
Harvard University Press Employees Say Director Drove Down Acquisitions and Morale
Since George T. Andreou ’87 became the press’s director in 2017, staff alleged — in interviews, union surveys, and letters to Harvard officials — that he belittled employees and mismanaged the publishing house.
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.
