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Harvard donations plunge 15% as alumni cut ties over weak response to campus antisemitism
Harvard University warned that donations to its endowment have nosedived as outraged alumni cut ties with the school over its feeble response to on-campus antisemitism. Cash gifts to the Ivy League school fell about 15% to less than $1.2 billion during the fiscal year ended June 30, according to a Harvard financial report released Thursday.
Harvard donations drop; alums cut ties over anti-Israel protests
Gifts specifically to Harvard’s endowment fell by 34 percent, dropping to $368.1 million from $560.6 million the year before. However, the school’s investment fund still gained 9.6 percent for the fiscal year, bringing its total value to $53.2 billion — the largest academic endowment in the world.
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Harvard donations dropped nearly 15% amid wealthy alums' vows to cut off support
Harvard saw a dip in donations in the months after protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Many billionaire donors suspended their support in that time.
Harvard donations drop sharply in wake of criticism over Israel protests
Donors and alumni cut gifts to west’s wealthiest university by 14% to below $1bn with endowment fund taking brunt of hit
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