Category: Harvard University

Jamie Beaton Could Be the World’s Most Educated Person

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Jamie Beaton has 12 advanced degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford and other top universities, with more on the way. Why? How?
Trump Administration Renews Push to Strip Schools of Tax-Exempt Status

The New York Times – Business:
The Treasury Department released rules that would upend how schools qualify for tax-exempt status, a new front in the president’s campaign against higher education.
Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.
Harvard’s A.I. Clones Will Hear Your Start-Up Pitch Now

The New York Times – Business:
To create a new $699 bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. versions of its faculty.
How Iran, Suffering Under Sanctions, Diversified Its Economy

The New York Times – Business:
As the nation contended with high inflation, high unemployment and unrest before the war, it became more than just an oil exporter.
Finding Trends in Sports Stats and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Puzzles

The New York Times – Business:
Ben Blatt, a data reporter for The Upshot, dreams up inventive ways to answer questions like: “Is Taylor Swift actually increasing N.F.L. ratings?”
Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails

New emails showed that Mr. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.
The Growing Cost of Keeping Close Ties with Jeffrey Epstein

Larry Summers, a former Treasury secretary, is stepping back from public commitments. It’s the latest fallout for an associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
Marcyliena Morgan, Founder of Harvard’s Hip-Hop Archive, Dies at 75

Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music.
Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard

Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department’s sanctions process to target a domestic entity.
Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard

Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department’s sanctions process to target a domestic entity.
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Former Prime Minister, Pushes Kindness in New Book

The former prime minister, who led New Zealand through the pandemic, has published a memoir arguing for more empathy in politics.