endowment
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“Narv” Narvekar, the head of Harvard University’s nearly $57 billion endowment, recently told the endowment’s board he plans to retire, according to people familiar with the discussions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Today, roughly 90% of the $56.9 billion endowment is managed externally.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
He had run Columbia University’s endowment immediately before moving to Harvard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
It closed last year after its endowment came to an end.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Even though I had been at Hampden only a few days, I was already accustomed to the official accounts of financial hardship, of limited endowment, of corners cut.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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The Federalist Papers, No. 10 by James Madison
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The Glass Menagerie
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