Harvard Corporation
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
