Garber to lead Harvard beyond 2026-27 academic year - Harvard Gazette

"Alan M. Garber has agreed to extend his service as president of Harvard University for an indefinite term beyond the end of the 2026-27 academic year, Penny Pritzker, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, announced Monday. A native of Rock Island, Illinois, who holds A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard, Garber was appointed the University's 31st president in August 2024, with plans to remain in the role through June 30, 2027."

"'He is a servant-leader with uncommon intellectual breadth and unbounded curiosity,' she said. 'He is both principled and pragmatic, both deliberative and decisive, and both respectful of tradition and intent on innovation. And, most importantly, he models open-mindedness and civility, with compassion toward others, a selfless concern for Harvard's best interests, and an unwavering focus on how Harvard can best serve the wider world.'"

Alan M. Garber agreed to extend his service as president of Harvard University for an indefinite term beyond the 2026–27 academic year. Garber became interim president in January 2024 after serving as provost since 2011 and was appointed the University's 31st president in August 2024, originally planning to remain through June 30, 2027. Penny Pritzker, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, praised Garber’s intellectual breadth, curiosity, pragmatism, decisiveness, respect for tradition alongside innovation, open-mindedness, civility, compassion, and focus on serving the wider world. The announcement frames the extension amid extraordinary challenges facing higher education. Garber expressed appreciation for the Harvard community’s commitment.

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