Rockefeller Donates Harvard $100 Million

David Rockefeller, the youngest and the only surviving child and grandchild of the prominent John D. Rockefeller, is donating $100 million to Harvard University. The Rockefeller donation will be used both to support international study programs for undergraduates at Harvard as well as the university’s efforts to expand its arts education.
The New York Times reports [...]

New President For Harvard Management Company

Jane Mendillo has been appointed as the new president of the Harvard Management Company. Mendillo, who has had different positions at Harvard for over 15 years, plans to stay at the company for a long time.
MarketWatch reports that the Harvard Management Company has the largest university endorsement of $35 billion.
Harvard University said Thursday it selected [...]

Harvard University Cultural Differences Debate

The Harvard denouncements of two Muslim religion practices — whether the call to prayer should sound out across campus and whether the university should grant women separate gym hours — have resulted in heated discussion and debate at the university.
The debates and heated discussions started in February, when the Harvard undergraduate college prevented Muslim women [...]