Larry Summers
Harvard Magazine Editor Rosenberg to Retire, Ending 30-Year Tenure
Harvard Magazine editor John S. Rosenberg will retire in April, ending his three-decade tenure at the head of the alumni magazine.
Alan Garber ’76 Installed as Harvard’s 31st President in Private Ceremony
Alan M. Garber ’76 was inaugurated as the 31st president of Harvard University in a secret ceremony Saturday evening, four months after he was officially appointed to the role for a three-year term.
Harvard President Garber Gently Ribs Larry Summers at 70th Birthday Conference
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 teased University Professor Larry Summers about the former Harvard president’s “brazen spirit” at an economics policy conference in honor of his 70th birthday.
Former Harvard President, Treasury Secretary Summers Warns of Inflation Under Trump
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H. Summers said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed economic policies will increase inflation at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Thursday.
Garber’s Statement on the PSC Ignites Controversy over Institutional Voice Policy
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers called on the University to take additional action against a pro-Palestine student group after it released a controversial statement on Monday about the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Summers Suggests Members of Harvard Corporation Should Resign After House Committee Report
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers suggested members of the Harvard Corporation should resign in a Thursday post on X following the release of a report from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce about the University’s response to campus antisemitism.
Interim Harvard President Alan Garber’s 100 Days of Trial By Fire
In what is perhaps the most important vote of confidence thus far, the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — has not even launched a presidential search to appoint a permanent successor. Either way, Alan M. Garber is not waiting around.
Russia Sanctions Larry Summers, Four Other Harvard Affiliates
The Russian government barred former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and four other Harvard affiliates from entering the country, according to a Thursday press release from Russia’s foreign ministry.
Critics Blast, Colleagues Defend Penslar’s Selection to Lead Harvard Antisemitism Task Force
Some of Harvard’s chief critics since Oct. 7 slammed interim University President Alan M. Garber ’76 for appointing Derek J. Penslar, a professor of Jewish history, to co-chair a presidential task force on combating antisemitism.
D. Ronald Daniel, Former Harvard Treasurer Who Saw Endowment Quadruple During 15-Year Tenure, Dead at 93
D. Ronald Daniel, a longtime treasurer of Harvard University who saw the University’s endowment quadruple in value during his 15-year tenure, died on Dec. 16 at his home in New York City. He was 93.
Former Senator Phil Gramm, Lawrence Summers Discuss American Inequality at HKS Talk
Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm discussed the complexities of measuring American inequality at a Harvard Kennedy School talk moderated by former University president Lawrence H. Summers ’82 on Wednesday afternoon.
Watchdog Group Urges Harvard, Media Organizations to Publicly Disclose Larry Summers’ Financial Interests
The Revolving Door Project, a left-leaning public interest watchdog group, called on Harvard University to disclose any corporate funding received by University professor Lawrence H. Summers in an open letter published July 11.
Panelists Discuss Economic Rise of China at IOP Forum
Former Kennedy School Dean Graham T. Allison Jr. ’62 led a hybrid panel discussion Wednesday about China’s emergence as an economic superpower with former University President Lawrence H. Summers, Tufts professor Kelly Sims Gallagher, and London School of Economics professor Keyu Jin ’04.
Harvard Affiliates Help Found New University In Response To Free Speech Concerns in Higher Ed
Several current and former Harvard professors are helping establish the University of Austin, a private liberal arts school in Texas launched in response to what some of its founders see as a culture of censorship within higher education.
Exhibits Attached to Final Club Suit Detail Internal Debates Over Selling the Sanctions
In court filings this week, a trove of documents — including internal Harvard communications and official reports — were released as part of the federal lawsuit over sanctions on members of final clubs and single-gender Greek organizations.
