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Saketh Sundar

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Garber In Crowd
Central Administration

Garber Met With Oxford Counterparts, Rhodes Scholars in Unannounced London Trip

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 traveled across the pond earlier this week for an unannounced trip to London, where he met with the University’s Rhodes Scholars and senior University of Oxford officials.

Science and Engineering Complex
SEAS

Harvard Lays Off Student Advisers and Lecturers in SEAS Cuts

Nearly a dozen positions that directly support students were among those eliminated in a sweeping round of layoffs at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences earlier this month, according to a document obtained by The Crimson.

Harvard Endowment Performance Through FY25

Harvard Endowment Portfolio Composition by Asset Class in FY25

Harvard Surplus and Deficit Through FY25

Harvard Management Corporation
Endowment

Harvard Reports First Deficit Since Pandemic in Fiscal Year 2025, Sees 12% Endowment Growth

Harvard reported an operating loss of $113 million — its first budget deficit since 2020 — as its financial footing shakes from disruptions to federal funding, even as the total value of its endowment grew by 11.9 percent to $56.9 billion, according to its fiscal year 2025 financial report.

Memorial Hall
Alumni

Current-Use Donations to Harvard Hit Record $629 Million in Fiscal Year 2025

Harvard received a record-breaking $629 million in current-use donations during fiscal year 2025, representing a 19 percent increase from last year and the largest total in University history, according to the annual financial report released on Thursday.

Harvard Donations Through FY25

Newell Boathouse Oars
rowing

Before They Were Presidents, They Were Harvard Rowers

Decades before he began to steer Harvard from Massachusetts Hall, University President Alan M. Garber ’76 learned to steer from the stern seat of a boat on the Charles River, along with other prominent alumni.

White House
Central Administration

Trump Claims White House Is Nearing a Deal With Harvard

President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday in the Oval Office that the White House had “reached a deal” with Harvard, before cautioning that the agreement had not been finalized.

Memorial Church Spire
Central Administration

Harvard Says Trump Administration Botched Its Antisemitism Findings

Harvard sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month, accusing the agency’s civil rights office of twisting facts and misapplying antidiscrimination law in its investigation into antisemitism at the University.

University Hall and Harvard Yard
Central Administration

HHS Takes Steps Toward Revoking Harvard’s Access to Federal Grants and Contracts

The Trump administration launched proceedings on Monday that could bar Harvard from doing business with the federal government, opening a new front in its escalating fight with the University just weeks after a federal judge ordered $2.7 billion in frozen research funding restored.

Loeb House View from Above
University Finances

Penny Pritzker Says She Has ‘Absolutely No Idea’ How Trump Talks Will Conclude

Harvard Corporation senior fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 said on Sunday that the Trump administration had pushed for a $500 million settlement to resolve its six-month standoff with the University — but cast doubt on whether Harvard was considering the sum.

Capitol Building in Washington DC
Central Administration

House Republicans Demand Harvard Disclose Records on Campus Antisemitism

Two Republicans on the House Education and Workforce Committee accused Harvard of fostering “a hostile antisemitic environment” and demanded a series of internal records related to antisemitism complaints in a Monday letter to Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76.

HMC Building
University Finances

6 Months Behind Schedule, Harvard Endowment’s Annual Climate Report Is Nowhere to be Seen

Harvard Management Company has not published its annual climate report six months after its expected release, and officials won’t say whether Harvard will continue providing annual updates on its progress in achieving net-zero endowment emissions by 2050.

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