Harvard Corporation
Rallying to Divest Harvard
Thursday afternoon students assemble outside Massachusetts Hall to call for Harvard to divest from investments in Fossil Fuels.
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Cambridge City Council member Kenneth E. Reeves speaks out in support for the workers of Le Meridien Hotel. Harvard students joined the protest in front of Cambridge City Hall in support of allowing the workers at the hotel to join a union.
Activists Call for Fair Labor Practices at Le Méridien Hotel
Hotel workers, activists, and students gathered in front of Cambridge City Hall Thursday afternoon to protest what they characterized as unfair labor practices at the Le Méridien hotel in Cambridge.
Buy Bras and Crocs to Support Harvard?
The Harvard Management Company certainly isn't headed to the thrift shop with nearly $31 billion dollars in their pockets. Harvard's investments in Smith & Wesson, one of the largest gun distributors in the United States, recently raised concern among alums and current students in the Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition. But one investment is small potatoes for the HMC. Even if they choose to divest from Smith & Wesson, they'll still have money to blow on high-end retail, tacky shoes, and even entire countries. You name it—Harvard has probably already invested in it.
Venture Capitalist To Join Harvard Corporation
Venture capitalist James W. Breyer was elected to the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, Harvard announced Monday. He will become the organization’s thirteenth member on July 1.
Harvard To Establish Social Choice Fund
Following months of pressure from students and alumni and similar decisions at other schools, Harvard announced on Thursday that it will create a social choice fund.
University Leaders To Meet With Student Advocates About Divestment
University leaders will sit down with student advocates of fossil fuel divestment and explore the possibility of creating a social choice fund, senior University officials told The Crimson this week.
Harvard Corporation Increases Endowment Distribution
The Harvard Corporation approved a 2 percent increase in Harvard’s endowment distribution, the revenues which the University receives annually from the endowment, from fiscal year 2013 to fiscal year 2014, according to an excerpt from Harvard’s budget guidance documents obtained by The Crimson.
Corporation Member To Step Down
Patricia A. King will step down from her post on the Harvard Corporation at the end of this year, the University announced Monday. King, who is a graduate of Harvard Law School and professor at the Georgetown Law Center, has served on the Corporation since 2006.
University's Annual Report Shows Rise in Deficit, Decrease in Total Debt
Harvard sustained a small deficit of $4.5 million in the last fiscal year resulting from a 3 percent increase in University operating costs, according to the annual University Financial Report released Friday morning.
Corporation Selects New Members
Jessica T. Mathews ’67 and Theodore V. Wells, Jr., have been selected as the newest members of the Harvard Corporation announced Sunday.
Rubin Takes a Dip
Former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin '60 made a splash at a cocktail party in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday. Rubin, who is a member of the Harvard Corporation—the University's highest governing body—fell into a pool at the party, as recorded in a tweet by Politico writer Lois Romano. The tweet, which appears to have since been taken down, can still be seen on Topsy, a social analysis website that records tweets as a means of garnering information.
Talk of Anniversary, Parents, and Fundraising at Harvard Commencement
The tally of more than 360,000 living Harvard alumni grew by roughly 7,500 as undergraduate and graduate students from every school of the University marched in Thursday’s Commencement ceremonies.
Finnegan Named Newest Corporation Member
Paul J. Finnegan ’75 has been selected as the newest member of the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, the University announced Wednesday. Finnegan’s appointment is the latest in a series of additions to the Corporation as part of a multi-year restructuring that includes the imposition of term limits and an expansion in the number of members.
