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bluestateguy

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1. Notice how these 8 or 9 figure donations never go to help the students

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 04:14 PM

Jun 2015

Like a tuition cut or more full scholarships.

Or maybe to create more tenure track professorships, so as to move away from underpaid adjuncts.

No, typically it goes to some vanity project.

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Malcolm Gladwell mercilessly mocks John Paulson’s obscene $400 million gift to Harvard [View all] applegrove Jun 2015 OP

Notice how these 8 or 9 figure donations never go to help the students bluestateguy Jun 2015 #1

My brother went t Harvard. He was in his forties when he finally paid off his loan. applegrove Jun 2015 #2

Actually, Harvard has very progressive tuition policies Adrahil Jun 2015 #3

and good for Harvard for doing that bluestateguy Jun 2015 #4

Quite right.... Adrahil Jun 2015 #5