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Venture
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

I moved across the world to get into the Ivy League. Then I quit Brown after a year to launch a VC firm at 21.

Smaiyl Makyshov founded Multifaceted Capital to focus on community-driven venture capital, particularly within the US boarding school system.
#elite-universities
fromFortune
2 months ago
Higher education

This CEO says wealthy families pay him $750k to get their kids into Ivy League schools | Fortune

Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
2 days ago

What an Ivy League Education Really Gets You

Graduates from elite universities dominate key sectors of the economy and culture despite being a small percentage of the population.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Higher education

This CEO says wealthy families pay him $750k to get their kids into Ivy League schools | Fortune

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Boston
fromBoston.com
9 hours ago

BU president pauses signage policy after Pride flag controversy

Boston University pauses its signage policy after backlash over the removal of Pride flags, aiming to foster further discussion and reflection.
Boston
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

BU rally pushes back on Pride flag removals, calls for policy change

A coalition at Boston University protests the removal of Pride flags, urging a revision of the university's signage policy.
Boston
fromBoston.com
9 hours ago

BU president pauses signage policy after Pride flag controversy

Boston University pauses its signage policy after backlash over the removal of Pride flags, aiming to foster further discussion and reflection.
Boston
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

BU rally pushes back on Pride flag removals, calls for policy change

A coalition at Boston University protests the removal of Pride flags, urging a revision of the university's signage policy.
Education
fromFortune
1 day ago

Meet a former VC who has a plan to prepare American students for an AI-disrupted future | Fortune

American education must adapt to prepare students for a rapidly changing workforce influenced by artificial intelligence.
fromCornell Chronicle
5 days ago

April podcast features Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year Dan Cane '98 | Cornell Chronicle

Modernizing Medicine, founded in 2010, is a medical technology company that offers specialty-specific electronic health records, practice management software and patient engagement solutions.
Healthcare
Portland
fromFortune
4 days ago

Colleges under pressure over building names with Epstein connections | Fortune

Protests at Ohio State University aim to remove Les Wexner's name from buildings due to his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Chris Rokos: the camera-shy billionaire behind the biggest UK university donation in modern times

Chris Rokos donated £190m to establish a school of government at the University of Cambridge, emphasizing diverse intellectual viewpoints in education.
fromHarvard Gazette
6 days ago

Writing us back from the brink - Harvard Gazette

"We're talking about political leaders who were moved by an enormous sense of responsibility and fear for the world."
Russo-Ukrainian War
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
6 days ago

A world-shifting moment (literally) - Harvard Gazette

Geoscientists have found evidence of plate movement on Earth dating back 3.5 billion years, reshaping our understanding of its early history.
#higher-education
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

The Guardian view on Cambridge's 190m gift: billionaires won't fix universities' problems | Editorial

Philanthropy plays a crucial role in higher education funding, but reliance on wealthy donors creates disparities among UK universities.
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

'Best college tradition anywhere'- Harvard Gazette

"This is a wonderful day for the students to show their spirit and kind of shed the super-academic, super-intense [persona] and just really be fun College students enjoying a little healthy competition."
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Health
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

Rethinking what it means to age - Harvard Gazette

Living longer does not equate to living healthier, as many older adults face chronic health conditions.
#philanthropy
Philosophy
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

Revisiting America's vision statement - Harvard Gazette

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution represent a disjunction between America's vision of equality and its operational compromises.
#education
Education
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago

A Cornell Instructor Is Using a Creative Old School Method to Combat AI Cheating in Class

Students experience writing without digital tools using typewriters to enhance intentionality in their writing process.
Education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

How high school shapes future success - Harvard Gazette

Higher 10th-grade test scores and college plans correlate with better long-term educational and earning outcomes for students.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
13 hours ago

Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short - Above the Law

New federal regulations are limiting graduate student borrowing, shifting reliance from federal loans to private loans, which are harder to navigate.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

'No way to go but up' - Harvard Gazette

"I told him, 'These are the things I'm concerned about; these are the risks if we run out of medications, or if we run out of oxygen, or if we're not able to get you off the mountain in two or three days.' I would like to think that we, whether it's as physicians or patients, should be able to talk about risk in a little bit more of a realistic, humane way."
Public health
Mental health
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

The things we carry - Harvard Gazette

Childhood adverse experiences cause long-term health damage through cellular-level biological changes that increase risks for cardiovascular disease, mental health problems, and other conditions decades later.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

Ultra-cool step toward transformative technologies - Harvard Gazette

Harvard physicists enhanced a pressure measurement device with quantum sensors to study superconductors, revealing new insights into why promising superconductor materials produce inconsistent results.
#harvard
Social justice
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

This Harvard Law School Grad Has The Progressive Answer To FedSoc - Above the Law

Lawyers can drive systemic change through community organizing and alternative pathways that challenge corporate power and legal inequities rather than relying solely on institutional approaches.
Film
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Harvard meets Hollywood: A quiz - Harvard Gazette

A quiz tests knowledge of movies with Harvard connections ahead of the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.
Boston food
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Atlas Hotel opens at the Enterprise Research Campus - Harvard Gazette

The Atlas Hotel in Allston features a community-focused design with a ground-floor restaurant and lounge space intended to serve both hotel guests and local residents as a shared gathering area.
Higher education
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

A Growing Number of College Students Are Switching Majors - Here's What's Behind It

One in six college students changed their major due to AI's perceived impact on the job market, with many considering a switch.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Here are the richest people in Massachusetts, according to Forbes

Forbes released its annual World's Billionaires List this week, and it's the biggest one yet. The ranking now includes a record 3,428 entrepreneurs, investors, and heirs who together hold an unprecedented $20.1 trillion in wealth, up $4 trillion from last year. The United States leads the pack with 989 billionaires, and nearly 30 of them have ties to Massachusetts.
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Philosophy
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Where have all the public intellectuals gone? - Harvard Gazette

Public intellectuals are essential in democratic cultures to articulate unformed ideas and help citizens understand their values, but conditions supporting intellectual life in America are eroding due to social and economic shifts.
#ai-in-education
Higher education
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

A Penn professor used AI to replicate part of a master's course and says it threatens universities' business model

AI can significantly reduce the time needed to learn complex subjects, achieving results comparable to traditional courses in a fraction of the time.
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Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

Harvard may be under federal investigation and cost over $87,000 a year-but it's still Gen Z's No. 1 'dream college' | Fortune

Harvard remains the top choice for college applicants, showcasing strong brand recognition and competitive admissions despite rising costs.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

Harvard may be under federal investigation and cost over $87,000 a year-but it's still Gen Z's No. 1 'dream college' | Fortune

Harvard remains the top choice for college applicants, showcasing strong brand recognition and competitive admissions despite rising costs.
Higher education
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

I'm a Student at Yale. My Classmates Are Doing Exactly What Charlie Kirk Wanted Them To.

Ivy League students are pursuing marriage with competitive intensity similar to other status symbols, contradicting stereotypes of high achievers being romantically stunted.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Dramatizing genius - Harvard Gazette

To be a genius requires extraordinary intellect and talent, but also hard work and persistence. And although the mythology of genius can be problematic because it reduces the collective work that goes into developing scientific breakthroughs to extraordinary individual accomplishments, portrayals of genius in film and literature succeed in dazzling popular audiences.
Science
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Influential economist Larry Summers to depart Harvard over Epstein ties

Documents released as part of an effort to bring greater transparency to Epstein's relationships with powerbrokers in politics, business and culture shed light on Summers's extensive correspondence with Epstein, whom he once emailed asking for advice on wooing women.
US news
fromFortune
2 months ago

Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard | Fortune

The president raised the stakes on social media Monday night, saying Harvard has been "behaving very badly." He said the university must pay the government directly as part of any deal - something Harvard has opposed - and that his administration wants "nothing further to do" with Harvard in the future. Trump's comments on Truth Social came in response to a New York Times report saying the president had dropped his demand for a financial payment, lowering the bar for a deal.
US politics
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago

Uncommon New York City Students Receive Full Rides to Top Colleges * Brooklyn Paper

Five Uncommon Schools Brooklyn seniors won 2025 QuestBridge National College Match full four-year scholarships covering tuition, housing, travel, and books to top colleges.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 months ago

While elites debate geopolitics, Americans are rethinking college in the search for economic mobility | Fortune

AI is actively transforming labor markets, prompting American workers to adapt as automation threatens roughly 25% of US and European work hours.
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Class of 2001 elects Alejandra Casillas as chief marshal of alumni - Harvard Gazette

Alejandra's unwavering commitment to serving others is deeply inspiring, from her efforts to expand access to high-quality healthcare in historically underserved communities to her tireless advocacy for first-generation students,
Public health
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Harvard's President Undercuts Academic Freedom and Learning

As reported by the Harvard Crimson student newspaper, reflecting on the present challenges to institutions around accusations of intolerance and hostility to free debate, Garber came down firmly on the side of not debating (bold is mine): "I'm pleased to say that I think there is real movement to restore balance in teaching and to bring back the idea that you need to be objective in the classroom."
Education
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
4 weeks ago

Talk to explore the future of higher education | Cornell Chronicle

American higher education faces critical challenges including student debt, admissions opacity, campus polarization, declining trust, and AI disruption, requiring institutional reimagining.
Higher education
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

So much for the death of the elite degree

Elite college graduates have regained hiring advantage as employers become more selective during economic slowdown, with top-tier universities increasingly prioritized in recruitment.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Wonder served Harvard president well - Harvard Gazette

Alan Garber's curiosity and mentorship shaped his path from economics and medicine to becoming Harvard's 31st president, driven by deep gratitude to the institution.
Education
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions

The Justice Department sued Harvard to compel admissions records after Harvard refused to comply with a federal investigation into discriminatory admissions practices.
Higher education
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

This Is the Most Beautiful College Campus in America

Sewanee: The University of the South ranks as the most beautiful U.S. college campus, with 70% of Tripadvisor reviews using the word 'beautiful,' followed by Indiana University Bloomington and University of Colorado Boulder.
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Singer to step down as senior vice provost for faculty - Harvard Gazette

Few people have done as much to nurture and sustain academic excellence across the University as Judy Singer. When I returned to Harvard in 2011, she quickly became one of my most trusted advisers, a person of great discernment who is valued for her good humor as well as her knowledge and wisdom.
Higher education
#foreign-funding
fromAxios
1 month ago
Higher education

Trump admin reveals first-of-its-kind funding data in elite college crackdown

fromAxios
1 month ago
Higher education

Trump admin reveals first-of-its-kind funding data in elite college crackdown

Higher education
fromAxios
1 month ago

Summers leaves Harvard as Epstein reckoning rocks academia

Multiple university leaders have resigned or faced investigations following revelations of their associations with Jeffrey Epstein documented in released files.
Higher education
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Larry Summers Resigning From Harvard After Revelation of Cozy Jeffrey Epstein Relationship

Larry Summers resigned from Harvard faculty positions after emails revealed he sought relationship advice from Jeffrey Epstein regarding a female protege in 2018-2019.
#jeffrey-epstein
Higher education
fromFortune
1 month ago

How Jeffrey Epstein exploited colleges' 'tremendous drive to acquire money' | Fortune

Universities rely heavily on federal funding but also accept private donations, which raises ethical concerns when donors like Jeffrey Epstein are involved.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Alumni committee names candidates for Harvard board elections - Harvard Gazette

The process of identifying candidates for Overseer and HAA elected director once again underscored the extraordinary breadth of experience and commitment found across the Harvard alumni community,
Higher education
fromAxios
1 month ago

Epstein revelations spur calls to scrape Lutnick's name from college library

Lutnick said in a 2025 podcast interview that he had cut ties with Epstein in 2005, three years before Epstein's conviction in a Florida state court. But recently released Justice Department documents indicate that Lutnick and members of his family had lunch with Epstein on a boat at Epstein's Caribbean island in 2012.
Higher education
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Alumni rally to support next generation of researchers - Harvard Gazette

A $50 million donor commitment will match new gifts to create 50 endowed Ph.D. fellowships, securing financial support for doctoral students.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Funding innovative approaches to belonging- Harvard Gazette

Four Harvard Culture Lab–funded projects will strengthen belonging through listening, dialogue, art, and representation across campus.
Higher education
fromFortune
2 months ago

How Trump helped Harvard: 5 'Crimson' leadership lessons on standing up to bullies | Fortune

Harvard strengthened governance and gained broad public, donor, and peer support after political attacks, producing financial and enrollment rebounds.
fromTODAY.com
2 months ago

What Activities Will Help Your Child Get Into College? An Expert Ranks Extracurriculars

The college admissions process seems more tedious, nebulous and overwhelming than ever ... which is why one college admissions expert is breaking down high school extracurriculars by the numbers. Kate Stone, founder of Kate Stone Prep, says that not all extracurricular activities are created equal. "Anything that thousands of kids are doing is always going to be less helpful for you," Stone tells TODAY.com. It's not that you should completely avoid popular extracurriculars, though. "It just means that you have to bring something creative or differentiated to it," she says. "Do the common activity in an uncommon way." On an Instagram reel that has earned almost 3 million views since it was posted in November, Stone ranks a handful of popular high school activities according to their value on an application for a top tier university. Stone goes into detail about what her rankings meant and gives her top tips for students looking at applying to elite colleges.
Higher education
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell awards recognize faculty excellence and sustained commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, mentoring, and academic advising through the Stephen H. Weiss and Provost awards.
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