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Central Administration

Center for Latin American Studies To Close Chile, Mexico Offices

Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies will close its office in Santiago, Chile at the end of this year and allow its office lease in Mexico City to expire this month because of a strained budget.

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Breaking News

Federal Agencies Begin Notifying Harvard Researchers of Reinstated Funds

Federal agencies have begun to inform Harvard researchers that they are reinstating portions of research funding frozen since the Trump administration’s pause on $2.7 billion in grants and contracts in the spring, according to a Harvard spokesperson on Wednesday evening.

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FAS

Harvard Funding Cuts Endanger the Massive Fruit Fly Database That Powers Genetic Research

FlyBase lost a multimillion dollar grant when the Trump administration cut off Harvard’s federal funding in May. Now the repository is laying off staff — and researchers worldwide are worried.

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College

Harvard Docks Course Assistant Pay, Cuts Back on Undergraduate Hiring

Harvard College cut course assistant pay in some departments by $2 and has begun reducing teaching assistant positions for undergraduates amid University-wide budget cuts.

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Central Administration

After Court Restores Research Funding, Trump Still Has Paths to Target Harvard

Harvard won a milestone legal victory on Wednesday when a judge struck down the Trump administration’s freeze on $2.7 billion in federal funds — but government agencies still have options to keep federal dollars out of the University’s hands.

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Central Administration

Harvard Covers Hillel’s Security Expenses for Year

The University will cover the costs of Harvard Hillel’s security measures this year amid a national surge in antisemitism and under pressure from the White House, which repeatedly accuses Harvard of failing to protect Jewish students.

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FAS

Harvard Arts and Humanities Division Implements $1.95 Million Cut Amid University’s Budget Crunch

Harvard’s Arts and Humanities division instructed department heads to collectively reduce their budgets for non-personnel spending by roughly $1.95 million as divisions across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences implement cost-cutting plans.

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University Finances

Harvard’s Endowment Goes Big on Bitcoin and Gold in Second Quarter of 2025

Harvard Management Company made substantial new investments in exchange-traded funds tracking the value of gold and Bitcoin during the second quarter of 2025, marking a sharp shift in its directly held public equities portfolio after it backed out of many Big Tech positions last quarter.

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Central Administration

Harvard Spends Record-High $270,000 on Lobbying in Second Quarter of 2025

Harvard spent $270,000 lobbying the federal government between April and June as it ramped up efforts to counter mounting political and financial pressures from Washington, according to disclosures filed last month.

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Research

HMS Announces Spike in Donations, $18 Million Pledge from Blavatnik as Trump Drains Research Funding

Harvard Medical School has pulled in a raft of donations and a major gift from billionaire Leonard V. Blavatnik, who froze contributions in 2023 amid outcry over campus antisemitism, as the school faces steep federal funding cuts, its dean announced Thursday.

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Central Administration

Harvard Pays $90K to Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm in Second Quarter of 2025

Harvard paid lobbying firm Ballard Partners $90,000 in the second quarter of 2025 as the University broadened its federal advocacy to include direct engagement with the White House, according to a disclosure filed Tuesday.

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Research

DOGE Instructions and a White House Deadline: How the Government Canceled Harvard’s Grants

More than 2,000 pages of court documents present a new window into the government’s process for terminating research grants to Harvard — and show that the Department of Government Efficiency helped facilitate the operation.

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Central Administration

Harvard Officials Say Federal Actions Could Cost the University $1 Billion Annually

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 warned Monday that the combined financial impact of sweeping federal policy changes — including research funding cuts and a sharp increase in the tax on endowment income — could cost the University up to $1 billion annually.

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Politics

Trump Signs Spending Package Into Law, Imposing 8% Tax on Harvard’s Endowment Income

President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping tax and spending package that significantly raises the federal excise tax on Harvard’s endowment income on Friday — a move that could cost the University more than $200 million a year.

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Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Kennedy School To Lay Off Staff Amid Federal Funding Cuts, Endowment Tax Threats

The Harvard Kennedy School is laying off employees and implementing a slew of cost-cutting measures in response to “significant financial challenges” inflicted by the Trump administration, the school’s dean announced in an email to faculty and staff on Wednesday.

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