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The Hustle (blog)
March 3, 2018
In the wake of the Great Recession, Harvard's endowment fund suffered huge losses, and it set out to diversify its portfolio. Their grand solution: investing in tomato, sugar, and eucalyptus “farms” in the impoverished (but then growing) northeastern reaches of Brazil. According to Bloomberg, Harvard'sÃâà...
Harvard Crimson
February 22, 2018
With Looming Tax Bill, Grad Students Escalate Advocacy. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Class of 2016. Grad Students Relieved Tuition Provision Out of Final Tax Plan. In Defense of the Arts. As the Republican tax bill puts Harvard's endowment at risk, the University must remember not to neglectÃâà...
Harvard Crimson
February 19, 2018
Financial aid, for example, is largely funded by Harvard's endowment and therefore could be impacted by the tax increase. The redistribution of wealth facilitated by the tax bill takes financial resources meant for hardworking students and gives them to billionaires, something that is fundamentally unfair.
Harvard Crimson
February 7, 2018
Michael D. Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, delivers the Faculty Address at the Class of 2016's Convocation Ceremony held in Sanders Theater. Shunella Grace Lumas. Following a new university endowment tax estimated to cut into Harvard's endowment by over $40 million, Dean of theÃâà...
