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What do Elite Universities Mean by "Diversity?"

At oral argument in the recent affirmative action cases, attorneys for the defendants argued that although they do ask applicants to check a racial/ethnic box, they do not limit their consideration of diversity just to those classifications, but also to religion, ideology, and other aspects of identity that affect viewpoint.…

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Harvard economist Jason Furman warns the U.S. economy could be headed for an ‘incomplete hard landing’. Here's what that means

Furman says a "soft landing" isn't the most likely outcome for the U.S. economy. Rising wages are creating a nightmare for the Fed that will lead to something much worse.

Fortune

Time To End Affirmative Action? Live With David Bernstein and Kenny Xu

The authors will join Reason on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern to discuss the Supreme Court cases alleging unlawful discrimination against Asian Americans by Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

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Ex-Harvard coach, dad face jurors in admissions bribery case

A federal prosecutor says a wealthy Maryland businessman bought the run-down home of Harvard’s fencing coach for well above its value, bankrolled the renovation of his $1 million condo and helped pay the coach’s bills in a scheme to secure coveted spots for his sons at the elite university

The Independent UK

This CEO is just as obsessed with his wearable fitness tracker as you are. Here’s the wellness secret he swears by

"Sleep is the most important thing you can focus on to stay healthy and I’m very intentional about my bedtime routine."

Fortune

NY state health commissioner resigning to return to Harvard

New York’s state health commissioner will resign Jan. 1 after 13 months in the job to return to Harvard University’s T

The Independent UK

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9/11 compensation bill tangled up in Beirut victims’ push

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Princess of Wales shares skills and ideas with experts at Harvard University

The Princess of Wales spent half an hour with childhood experts at Harvard

Evening Standard

Penn Law will not submit data for US News rankings

PHILADELPHIA — Just as Harvard and Yale law schools announced last month, the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School said Friday it will not submit data to U.S. News and World Report for its rankings.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kate heads to Harvard with notepad while Prince William marvels at 'incredible' JFK speech

Kate Middleton took a notepad of ideas to Harvard University for a meeting, while Prince William visited the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on the final day of their US trip

Daily Mirror

This tiny 2D wormhole could finally solve the biggest problem in physics

The experiment may eventually help tie together two contentious sides of physics, general relativity and quantum mechanics.

Inverse

Commentary: Ending affirmative action won’t level the playing field. It took me over 30 years to do that for my family

My son chose “Hispanic or Latino/a/x” in the demographics section of college applications he began filling out two months ago. It was an easy decision for him, though I have quietly agonized over this one box for years. I have encouraged him to excel academically so that no one could…

Los Angeles Times

Harvard students show solidarity with Chinese protesters

Dozens of people gathered at Harvard University to support Chinese protesters who have called for the country’s leader to step down amid severe anti-virus restrictions in the biggest demonstrations against the government in Beijing in decades

The Independent UK

Just 1 in 20 people in the US have dodged COVID infection so far, study says

An estimated 94% of people in the U.S. have been infected with the COVID-19 virus at least once, according to according to a new paper from researchers at Harvard’s School of Public Health.

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The New Daily

People with a strong life-purpose live longer

Yet another study has found that people with a strong purpose in life have less heart disease and are much less likely to die early.

The Guardian - UK

‘They want toys to get their children into Harvard’: have we been getting playthings all wrong?

The long read: For decades we have been using toys to cram learning into playtime – and toys have increasingly been marketed as helping to turn children into prosperous, high-achieving adults. But it turns out this approach is all wrong

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COUNTERPOINT: Americans of every race deserve a fair shot; affirmative action provides one

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments from Harvard and the University of North Carolina about using race and ethnicity in admissions policies. At stake is the fate of affirmative action and the positive effects that race-conscious policies have had on higher education and the workplace for more than 50 years.

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POINT: Discrimination in education cannot be justified

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments from Harvard and the University of North Carolina about using race and ethnicity in admissions policies. Project 21, the Black Leadership Network of which I am a member, submitted an amicus brief in the Harvard case.

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The Conversation

The case for American Psycho: why this controversial book (sold here in shrink wrap) still matters

“I wanted to rub the human face in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror.” That’s the novelist J.G. Ballard, explaining why he wrote what is arguably the most important novel of the 1970s, the scandalous Crash.

The Guardian - UK

The Swiss mountain with a racist name – and the artist fighting to rechristen it

Agassizhorn is an alp in Switzerland named after a notorious scientist. Sasha Huber explains why she flew to the summit by helicopter and rechristened it Rentyhorn – in honour of an enslaved man

Salon

How the Ivy League perpetuates elitism

The Ivy League schools don't have better teaching or higher quality educations. They do help perpetuate inequity

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Yale vs. Harvard, live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch college football

The Yale Bulldogs will meet the Harvard Crimson in the 138th annual edition of "The Game" on Saturday from Harvard Stadium.

The Independent UK

3 top law schools quit US News rankings over equity concerns

The University of California, Berkeley’s law school on Thursday joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings over concerns that they punish efforts to attract students from a broad range of backgrounds

Evening Standard

Mark Noble interview: ‘I know West Ham probably better than anyone... I’m ready for this new job’

Mark Noble’s tutor at Harvard University will perhaps, if she reads the introduction to his autobiography, be more impressed with the financial enterprise than the dubious ethics of an earlier money-making deal.

Reason

Some Thoughts on Elite-Law-School Bias in Clerkship Hiring

Does the bias exist? Is it a good thing? What does it mean for law students at lower-ranked schools? What does mean about me?

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