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Thomas J. Mete

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Endowment

Harvard’s Endowment Shined in 2024. But It Masks a Longstanding Gap With Ivy+ Peers.

The value of Harvard’s endowment grew in value in fiscal year 2024 for the first time in three years. But financial experts and Harvard affiliates expressed concern about the endowment’s long-term performance, which has underperformed compared to other Ivy+ schools and the S&P 500.

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Harvard University Endowment Performance FY 2024

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Central Administration

Donations to Harvard’s Endowment Drop by More Than $150 Million

Total philanthropic contributions fell by 14 percent in fiscal year 2024 as several billionaire donors publicly severed ties with Harvard over its response to campus antisemitism.

Harvard Management Corporation
Central Administration

Harvard Endowment Jumps to $53.2 Billion, Delivers 9.6% Returns in 2024

The value of the endowment grew to $53.2 billion after the Harvard boasted a 9.6 percent return on its investments in fiscal year 2024.

Philanthropic Contributions

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Research

Daron Acemoglu Highlights Technology’s Role in Inequality at HKS Lecture

MIT Economics professor Daron Acemoglu delivered the fourth annual Stone Lecture at a JFK Jr. Forum Tuesday evening, discussing the impacts of AI and technological advancement on wealth concentration.

CS50 Lecture
Computer Science

‘CS50 Changed My Life’: 25 Years After Shuttleboy, David J. Malan ’99 Reflects on Path to Teaching

Every fall, hundreds of students — sometimes as many as 800 — pack into Sanders Theatre for a course that promises to be “an experience,” unlike any other the College has to offer.

Endowment Feature
Central Administration

Critics Says Harvard’s Endowment Is Underperforming and Overly Secretive. Is It?

The lackluster performance of Harvard’s endowment — the largest in the world — has sparked concerns about the stewardship and transparency of the endowment under Harvard Management Company CEO N.P. “Narv” Narvekar.

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Harvard University Endowment Performance

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