EdX Will Be Harvard Capital Campaign Priority By NIKITA KANSRA and SAMUEL Y. WEINSTOCK, Harvard Crimson

At the conference, Harvard Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 said that in addition to the original $30 million investment, the University incurs costs for each new course that it offers on the edX platform. In the long term, he said, “our intent [is] that this is a self-sustaining activity that does not depend on ongoing philanthropic support.” For now, however, the University is soliciting contributions for edX as part of the capital campaign, and Faust said that some donors are excited about helping fund the online platform. “They see it as transformational,” Faust said. “They’ve looked at what the digital revolution has done for other sectors of the economy, other industries, and they think we have a chance to have a real impact here with edX.” http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/7/edx-capital-campaign-priority/