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Harvard Endowment Fell 22 Percent in Four Months

Published December 2, 2008, 11:12 pm, The Harvard Crimson

Harvard’s endowment—the largest in higher education—fell 22 percent in four months from its June 30 value of $36.9 billion, marking the endowment’s largest decline in modern history, University officials announced yesterday.

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