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Tag: Harvard Corporation
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Rubenstein to step down from Harvard Corporation
Longtime University supporter will remain chair of Global Advisory Council.
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‘I realized that I couldn’t say no — not because of personal ambition, but given the moment.’
Harvard’s 29th president shares memories and lessons from his early life and career.
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Confronting misconduct, strengthening culture
Harvard Chief Diversity Officer Sherri Charleston and Deputy Provost Peggy Newell discuss implementation of new anti-bullying and nondiscrimination policies.
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Detailing endowment’s steps toward being ‘net zero’ on greenhouse gas emissions
A conversation with Michael Cappucci on Harvard Management Company’s progress towards becoming net zero in 2050.
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Remembering Jamie Houghton
James R. “Jamie” R. Houghton, a former member of the Harvard Corporation who had deep Harvard roots, died at age 86 on December 20.
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Seeking a leader for the moment, and the future
Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker discusses community input and what the search committee is looking for in the next president.
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Harvard begins search for 30th president
Penny Pritzker shares details around the search for the 30th president of Harvard University.
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Pritzker on road ahead for Harvard
The Harvard Gazette sat down with Penny Pritzker ’81, who became the Harvard Corporation’s senior fellow on July 1, to talk about her deep ties to Harvard and her views on today’s economic challenges.
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Bill Lee on two decades of Harvard progress
William F. Lee will step down June 30 after nearly two decades of service on the University’s governing boards. In an interview with the Gazette, Lee reflected on his time in Harvard’s leadership.
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Tracy Palandjian elected to Harvard Corporation
Tracy Pun Palandjian ’93, M.B.A. ’97, a Boston-based nonprofit leader, former Harvard Overseer, and recognized expert on impact investing, will become the newest member of the Harvard Corporation, the University announced Monday.
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Penny Pritzker ’81 elected next senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker ’81 has been named the Harvard Corporation’s senior fellow, succeeding William F. Lee ’72, the University announced today.
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Dan Barouch and the birth of the J&J COVID vaccine
Dan Barouch, Harvard Medical School professor and head of Beth Israel Deaconess’ Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, was awarded Harvard’s George Ledlie Prize for work that culminated in one of three vaccines against COVID-19 approved for use in the U.S.
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Steps to zero
To keep its promise to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its portfolio by 2050, the Harvard Corporation directed Harvard Management Company to give an early assessment of where its efforts and investments stand now.
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Harvard endowment to go greenhouse gas-neutral by 2050
In an announcement Tuesday, Harvard signaled its expanding commitment to attacking climate change with a dramatic new pledge to drastically reduce emissions in its investment portfolio so Harvard’s endowment can achieve “net-zero” emissions by 2050.
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A recession playbook
Thomas Hollister details the planning the University had already done for the eventuality of a downturn and what the future may bring amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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New Corporation member named
Diana L. Nelson ’84 will become the newest member of the Harvard Corporation effective July 1.
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When Gore was Widener
Before Widener, there was Gore Hall, an imposing Gothic Revival-style building once “regarded with pride as the chief distinction of the College and of the city.”
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Breyer to step down from Harvard Corporation
Venture capitalist James Breyer, M.B.A. ’87, will step down from the Harvard Corporation on June 30 after serving for six years.
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Two elected to Harvard Corporation
Timothy R. Barakett ’87, M.B.A. ’93, and Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar ’93 have been elected to become members of the Harvard Corporation. Both will assume their roles on July 1.
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Larry Bacow’s listening tour
New Harvard President Larry Bacow has been on a listening tour in advance of his inauguration Oct. 5.
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Joe O’Donnell bids Harvard Corporation adieu
For more than 50 years, prominent Boston business executive Joe O’Donnell ’67, M.B.A. ’71, has served in different capacities at Harvard, as an elected director of the Harvard Alumni Association, a Corporation member, and an Overseer. He will step down from the Corporation on June 30.
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Harvard Corporation elects two new members
Penny S. Pritzker ’81, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and past Harvard Overseer, and Carolyn A. “Biddy” Martin, president of Amherst College and former Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have been chosen as the newest members of the Harvard Corporation.
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Charles Slichter, longtime Corporation member, dies at 94
Charles Pence Slichter ’45-’46, A.M. ’47, Ph.D. ’49, an internationally known physicist who won the National Medal of Science in 2007 and served on the Harvard Corporation for a quarter-century, died on Feb. 19. He was 94.
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Range of student voices in search for president
Following the recent announcement of the faculty and staff advisory committees for Harvard’s presidential search, the student advisory committee has now been assembled.
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Harvard launches presidential search
The Harvard Corporation has launched the search for a new president of Harvard University, in light of Drew Faust’s recent announcement that she will step down at the end of the 2017–18 academic year.
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With Faust as template, thoughts on the next president
Harvard Corporation member explains where the search for Drew Faust’s successor will focus, and how it will work.
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New member of Harvard Corporation
David Rubenstein will become a member of the Harvard Corporation next year.
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Harvard Law School to retire shield
The Harvard Corporation has approved Harvard Law School’s recommendation to retire its shield, which includes part of the crest of a slaveholding family that helped to establish the School.
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Tilghman named to Harvard Corporation
Shirley M. Tilghman, president emerita and professor of molecular biology and public affairs at Princeton University, will become the newest member of the Harvard Corporation.
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James Rothenberg dies at 69
James F. Rothenberg, a member of the Harvard Corporation since 2004 and the University’s treasurer from 2004 to 2014, died unexpectedly Tuesday. He was 69.
