A $30M gift to University
Harvard University announced today that the Hutchins Family Foundation (HFF), which was endowed by Glenn Hutchins ’77, J.D. ’83, M.B.A. ’83, has given the University $30 million. The gift will support academic initiatives in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and also launch the Hutchins Family Challenge Fund for House Renewal. The challenge fund will award matching gifts to alumni and friends interested in supporting the revitalization of Harvard’s undergraduate House system through naming opportunities. For Hutchins — a longtime University supporter and co-founder of Silver Lake, one of the world’s largest firms investing in technology companies — this gift illustrates his belief in the fundamental role of House life in Harvard’s undergraduate experience. Hutchins serves as an FAS campaign co-chair. “When Harvard alumni are introduced for the first time, the first question they ask is not ‘Which year?’ but, rather, ‘Which House?’ ” Hutchins said. “Graduates of the College all know...