Topics regarding layoffs at Harvard University/Harvard College

Topics regarding layoffs at Harvard University/Harvard College

Making Harvard Law White Again

https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15710806/poor-harvard-numbers-show-impact-of-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling

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JD Vance's plan to tax the Harvard Endowment 35%

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/18/ivy-league-crackdown-house-republicans-plan-to-defund-top-universities.html https://www.vance.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Vance-Endowment-Tax.pdf

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Weak private equity returns (Bloomberg)

"Elite US universities have long been private equity trailblazers, plowing billions of dollars into the asset class. But a chorus of industry leaders has declared an end to the era of easy profit, and that’s pressuring schools to more delicately... — read more 

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What's next?

The Chevron case takes away lots of government oversight. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/supreme-court-chevron-ruling.html

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Dangerous Spaces

https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2024/06/dangerous-spaces-s-xual-as--ult-and.html

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College Meltdown 3.0

https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2024/05/college-meltdown-30-could-start-earlier.html

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Harvard Prez Out

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/02/business/claudine-g-y-harvard-president-resigns/index.html

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Losing faith in higher ed

"Nearly 80% of Americans surveyed in a new U.S. News-Harris Poll survey say that higher education institutions are more worried about their endowment than creating leaders of tomorrow, and more than 60% believe they are prioritizing donors, press and... — read more 

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edX mess

edX is a massive open online course provider (MOOC) created by Harvard and MIT that is now selling elite and brand name tech bootcamps. edX's website advertises coding and AI bootcamps from a number of name brands: Ohio State University, Columbia... — read more 

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Lawsuit against legacies

https://www.newsweek.com/harvard-faces-another-legal-fight-over-its-admissions-1810585

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A People's History of Higher Ed?

A People's History of US Higher Education is sorely needed, not as a purely academic work to gather dust on shelves, or as internet click bait, but as a way to assess how our nation moves forward as a democracy--or as something less. To make history... — read more 

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Rating Higher Ed by Economic Mobility

https://www.theheagroup.com/blog/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-rating-higher-ed-by-economic-mobility

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The Haves and the Have Nots

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/12/metro/donations-colleges-climb-divide-between-have-have-nots-widens/

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Did Harvard mislead you?

"If your school misled you or engaged in other misconduct in violation of certain state laws, you may be eligible for “borrower defense to loan repayment,” sometimes shortened to “borrower defense.” This is the discharge of some or all of your... — read more 

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Harvard University is horrible for social mobility

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/10/20/klapper-social-mobility/ https://www.thirdway.org/report/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-rating-higher-ed-by-economic-mobility https://www.chronicle.com/article/against-social-mobility-rankings — read more 

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Harvard Poli-ticks

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/11/senior-fellow-penny-pritzker-shares-update-on-ongoing-search-for-new-president/

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Harvard's Mission?

https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/21/rah-rah/#sis-bo-m-bah

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University of California workers on strike

https://www.thelayoff.com/ucb https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/11/03/university-california-academic-workers-overwhelmingly-vote-strike

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Bankers in the Ivory Tower

Harvard was built by thieves, and little has changed.... https://aydelotte.swarthmore.edu/publications/a-conversation-with-charlie-eaton/

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Class...

Just in case you didn't know, class matters... https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-maintaining-class-inequality-at-any-cost-is-gops-guiding-mission/

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Harvard flunks for social mobility

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/14/harvard-flunks-this-college-ranking/

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What's the role of Harvard during the Second US Civil War?

US Civil War II: a battle between the Christian Right and the Neoliberals Republicans likely to win House and possibly Senate in November Christian Right using the Hungary (Orban) playbook Big Bank Biden perceived as weak-very weak for... — read more 

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Where did the money go?

"The proceeds of the acquisition will be used by a nonprofit led by Harvard and MIT that will focus on closing the learning and opportunity gap through the development of new partnerships, digital tools, and strategies. The nonprofit will devote... — read more 

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College Meltdown 2.1

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dahn-shaulis_college-meltdown-21-activity-6924197545401364480-_P45?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=android_app

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Harvard Endowment

Ever wonder how much of the Harvard Endowment has come through insider trading and blood money?

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Harvard University: One Fascism or Two

When we talk about Harvard University in 2022, are we talking about one fascism or two? I'm thinking about the Larry Summers type (neoliberal globalist) versus the Clayton Christensen/HBS type (technofascism)? Are they part of one oppression or... — read more 

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