Penny Pritzker, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, announced today that physician and economist Alan M. Garber ’77, Ph.D. ’82, appointed interim president last January 2 following the resignation of Claudine Gay, has been made president and will serve through the academic year ending June 30, 2027. The Corporation’s decision to make him president in fact and in name should not come as a surprise. Garber, who was appointed provost in 2011, was the natural interim successor under those emergency circumstances. She concluded by acknowledging the still-difficult circumstances under which Garber has agreed to serve:As we all know, these remain challenging times. President Garber’s MessageIn a separate, briefer note, President Garber said, “I write with a simple message of gratitude for the opportunity to lead Harvard as your president for the next three years.