Overview
- Harvard’s Corporation and Board of Overseers voted Dec. 15 to remove the June 30, 2027 end date on Alan Garber’s presidency, keeping him in office indefinitely.
- Penny Pritzker and Sylvia Burwell praised Garber’s leadership and portrayed the extension as a vote of confidence during an unprecedented federal pressure campaign.
- Under Garber, Harvard adopted an institutional voice policy, launched initiatives on open inquiry and civil discourse, and advanced task force work on antisemitism and anti-Muslim/anti-Arab bias.
- Harvard sued the administration over suspended research funding and won a key ruling when a federal judge found the multibillion-dollar suspension unlawful.
- Settlement talks with the administration are ongoing, with outside reporting noting speculation about a possible $500 million demand that has not been confirmed.