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Harvard Corporation

Harvard College's 361st Commencement
Commencement

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.

Drew Faust

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.

University Finances

Harvard Corporation Names New 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.

Central Administration

Board of Overseers Chooses New Leadership

Richard A. Meserve will lead Harvard’s Board of Overseers—Harvard’s second highest governing body—for the 2013 academic year, the University announced Monday.

Harvard Law School

Report Said Communists Shouldn't Teach at Universities

Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past. April 2, 1929: Historic Engine Makes Debut in Square Today At exactly five minutes past one today a fire engine of the Cambridge Catamounts, historic New England fire-fighting aggregation, drawn by six "Fire B'hoys" will make its appearance on Harvard Square. The engine, the one to be used by the Hasty Pudding Club for its production "Fireman, Save my Child," will start from an unrevealed place on Church Street and go up to the Square.

The Harvard Brand
Scrutiny

A University with a Brand Name

Which has more brand recognition: Coca-Cola or Harvard?

Deconstructing the Brand
Scrutiny

Deconstructing the Harvard Brand

The Harvard brand can be viewed as a blend of “enduring,” “legacy,” and “emerging” attributes, reflecting some qualities which are at odds with what the University experience has become for many students.

Drew Faust

Corporation Welcomes Outside Members to New Bodies

The Harvard Corporation has created four new bodies, some of which will incorporate people who are not formally members of the Corporation, as part of the ongoing restructuring of the University’s highest governing body.

Theater

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Harvard custodians and supporters gather in front of the American Repertory Theater to protest for a “just contract” as Drew G. Faust moderates a panel discussion on “Nixon on Chaina” inside the building.

Obituary

John Blum, Former Harvard Corporation Member, Dies at 90

Former Harvard Corporation Fellow and famed presidential biographer John M. Blum ’43 died Oct. 17 from complications with pneumonia at his home in Branford, Conn.

Alumni

Alumni Protest HMC Compensation

A group of alumni who have been protesting the “excessive” compensation packages received by Harvard Management Company executives during the recession received a response from a University official on Monday, which members of the group said was less than satisfactory.

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Central Administration

Harvard Endowment Jumps 21.4 Percent

Harvard’s endowment posted a 21.4 percent gain for fiscal year 2011, bringing the endowment’s value up to $32 billion.

Harvard in the City

Harvard Approves Allston Work Team Recommendations

University President Drew G. Faust and the Harvard Corporation have approved the Harvard Allston Work Team’s five recommendations for future University development in Allston.

Central Administration

The Corporation’s New Era

It remains unclear how the historic expansion, announced in December, will impact how the Corporation carries out its work, increases accountability in the aftermath of the financial crisis, and responds to calls for more transparency.

Harvard Corporation

Corporation Taps Three New Members

Three new fellows will join the Harvard Corporation in July, marking the first step in implementing the comprehensive program of Corporation reform.

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