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Harvard President Takes Pay Cut Amid Funding Fight With Trump Administration
A Harvard spokesperson confirmed that President Alan Garber is taking a voluntary 25% pay cut between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
May 15, 2025
One day after the Trump administration announced that it is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University, the Ivy League school says its president will be taking a pay cut.
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A Harvard spokesperson confirmed that President Alan Garber is taking a voluntary 25% pay cut between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. The Harvard Crimson, which was the first to report the news, said Harvard presidents typically earn over $1 million annually.
Earlier this month, dozens of tenured Harvard professors said they would donate 10% of their salaries "as our contribution to the university's financial resources while it legally contests these attacks."
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