From the Harvard Crimson: In [an] email announcing the decision to employees, [Alumni Affairs and Development] Vice President James J. “Jim” Husson said [55] layoffs followed continued budgetary strain and came after earlier cost-cutting efforts, including a pause on merit-based wage increases and limits on hiring. The email, which was obtained by The Crimson, did not rule out further layoffs. “We could not meet our budget reduction goals without reducing positions,” Husson wrote in the email. “With our new organizational structure now in place, and with input from the managers who will lead these teams going forward, we have made difficult but necessary decisions to ensure AA&D’s sustainability.”
Harvard Alumni Association spokesperson Cameron Wolfsen declined to comment on the layoffs... The AA&D layoffs are the latest in a series of austerity measures as Harvard prepares for a potential increase to the federal tax on large university endowments, which could cost the University upwards of $200 million annually...
Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/3/4/alumni-development-layoffs/.
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