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One Harvard, One Campaign?
Separate campaigns and priorities remain, but unified fundraising efforts, cross-school initiatives are tying the University together closer than ever before.
Popping the Question
From coordinating exclusive committees to presidential face time, Harvard’s behind-the-scenes fundraising arm lays the groundwork of a campaign.
After Raising $1 Billion in Seven Months, Harvard Campaign on Record-Shattering Pace
With $1 billion raised since the campaign's launch, Harvard has raised a total of $3.8 billion in its University-wide capital campaign.
Passing the Corporate Baton
With senior fellow Robert D. Reischauer’s term up, the Corporation looks to a new, younger leader to continue its push for openness and transparency.
Mindy Kaling and Preet Bharara Speak at Law School Class Day
Laughter filled Holmes Field outside Langdell Hall as comedian Mindy Kaling and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara ’90 addressed Law School graduates Wednesday afternoon.
Grayson Accepts Position at Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Outgoing Institute of Politics Director C. M. Trey Grayson ’94 has accepted a position as president of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Grayson announced earlier this week.
Communications Office Will Shuffle Top Spokespeople After Departure
Kevin Galvin, senior communications director who has worked closely with University President Drew G. Faust, will leave the University this summer to assume a vice president position at Arizona State University.
DoubleTree Workers Call on Sandberg to Aid Unionization Process
Continuing their yearlong campaign to pressure the hotel chain to allow fair process unionization, DoubleTree employees asked Class Day speaker and Facebook executive Sheryl K. Sandberg ’91 to hold a “Lean In Circle” for them.
Weatherhead Center Names Permanent Director a Year After Its Last Leader Resigned
Sociology professor Michele Lamont will become faculty director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs beginning July 2015, the center announced Tuesday.
Faust’s Total Compensation Rose to Over $1 Million in 2012
HMC President and CEO Jane L. Mendillo earned $4,801,347—a decrease of more than $500,000 from 2011—while Andrew G. Wiltshire, head of alternative assets for HMC, was the company’s top breadwinner with $7,896,277 in compensation.
Weenick Named New Campus Services Head
Meredith Weenick ’90, the former chief financial officer for the City of Boston, will return to Harvard this summer as the University’s vice president for campus services, a position which includes the ongoing construction of the Smith Campus Center.
Catholic Community and Its Supporters Gather for Prayer and Protest in Face of Black Mass
Across campus, members of the Harvard and greater Boston community gathered to protest the planned reenactment of the Satanic black mass.
VACU Scan, 2014 President's Challenge Winner
VACU Scan, a smartphone-based prognosis test for diabetic foot ulcers, wins the 2014 President’s Challenge at the i-lab on Thursday.
Calderwood Courtyard Fogg Museum
The ceiling of the Calderwood Courtyard has been remade using glass to allow a more natural inflow of light for the exhibits. The Harvard Art Museums are scheduled to be reopened in the fall of 2014.
Faust University Hall
Harvard President Drew G. Faust leaves University Hall in May 2014 after the last regular meeting Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting of the year, during which the body approved the College's first-ever honor code.
