June 12, 2009 Watch and read President Drew Fausts’ comments on the current state of Harvard’s finances.
Video: President Faust on the Financial Times
Bloomberg: Faust’s Interview on Endowment Decline
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June 2, 2009 A conversation with Jane Mendillo
Call it fate. Just as the world’s financial markets started tumbling, a woman with unique understanding of the Harvard endowment took over the helm of the Harvard Management Company (HMC). Jane Mendillo came to the endowment from Wellesley College, where she restructured that school’s portfolio to strengthen investment results over the long term. Before that, she spent 15 years at HMC, handling everything from domestic equities to alternative assets and developing an appreciation for the team at HMC, which she says provides “important insight and flexibility” to the management of Harvard’s assets. Mendillo spoke with the Gazette about guiding the University’s portfolio through challenging economic times. Read more…
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April 30, 2009 
President Barack Obama, J.D. ’91, took the oath of office on a blistering cold afternoon in January with ambitious plans to bolster a faltering economy and alter the course of two wars being fought on the other side of the world. He offered a vision for overhauling health care and improving education and re-energizing the spirit of service in America. One hundred days later, he has a preliminary record worth examining. Read More…
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March 10, 2009 Slideshow: A Look Inside House Renewal
Harvard College Dean Evelynn Hammonds points out that the House Renewal Program will preserve the uniqueness of the Houses while improving infrastructure. Read More…
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March 2, 2009 
Harvard University is taking the first steps recommended in December by its Arts Task Force, including finding more gallery space in existing buildings and creating a Web portal that will ease access to seeing, hearing, and learning the arts in practice. Read More…
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October 3, 2008 For alumni and friends who missed the Harvard Economic Forum webcast on recent developments in the U.S. and world markets, an archive version is now available below.
With a bailout plan recently approved by the Senate and House of Representatives, join the conversation and tell us your reaction to the current economic crisis and the current plan to stabilize the financial markets.
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