Harvard University: Search for President's successor will launch in 2026

Alan M. Garber, Harvard’s interim president, will serve his position through the 2026-27 academic year and a search for the new President will begin in late spring or summer of 2026.

Study in US: Harvard University has announced that Alan M. Garber, Harvard’s interim president, will retain his post through the 2026-27 academic year and a full-scale search for his successor will start in the 2026 late spring or summer.

Penny Pritzker, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation said, “Alan has done an outstanding job leading Harvard through extraordinary challenges since taking on his interim presidential duties seven months ago. We have asked him to hold the title of President, not just Interim President, both to recognize his distinguished service to the University and to underscore our belief that this is a time not merely for steady stewardship but for active, engaged leadership."

“Alan has led with a deep concern for all members of the Harvard community, a strong devotion to enduring university ideals, and a paramount commitment to academic excellence,” Pritzker added.

About Alan M. Garber

He is a native of Rock Island, Illinois and he is the longest-serving provost who served as the provost from 2011 until January of this year. He is a physician, economist and expert on health policy. Garber holds faculty appointments in economics, medicine, public health, and government. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College and then received a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard, M.D. from Stanford. At Stanford, he served as the faculty for 25 years and handled two academic centres as the founding director.

While talking about Harvard, Garber said, “From the moment I arrived at Harvard as an undergraduate, I have been inspired by the people who make this institution what it is,” he wrote. We believe in the value of knowledge, the power of teaching and research, and the ways that what we do here can benefit society. Those commitments matter today more than ever."

“Our work now is to focus on them with renewed vigor, rededicating ourselves to academic excellence. That excellence is made possible by the free exchange of ideas, open inquiry, creativity, empathy, and constructive dialogue among people with diverse backgrounds and views," he added.

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