As a growing number of the wealthiest U.S. colleges capitulate in their battles with Washington, the strain from lost and frozen federal funding is pressuring the remaining holdouts to cut a deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/world/politics/universities-cut-deals-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #universities #education #cornell #harvard #colombia #us #donaldtrump #republicans
EDIT: Sat #LIBRARIES Book Sale at the Central #Boston Library from 10-4p https://www.citywidefriendsbpl.org//
#BostonBooks#Library#BookSale
Sun #MEMORIALDRIVE closes to cars 11-7 in #CambridgeMA - perfect day for it, sunny and low 80s - walk or roll slow and carefully and enjoy a quieter waterfront, its a lovely time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCFINzOOsg
https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/memorialdrive
#Cambridge#Boston#Harvard #BikeTooter
No, no, no. You'd think a university would be capable of learning.
Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/trump-harvard-payment.html?smid=tw-share

He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved

« Students who are unable to re-enter the U.S. will have to apply for a Canadian study permit and would be enrolled as full-time, non-degree students at U of T's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. » #cdnpoli
« Students who are unable to re-enter the U.S. will have to apply for a Canadian study permit and would be enrolled as full-time, non-degree students at U of T's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. » #cdnpoli
He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved

Grant Watch obtained the full list of #NIH terminations at #Harvard. Lowlights:
- 659 total grants at Harvard in the NIH-created list
- $2.19 billion in total award value
- $960 million in award remaining
See them in the "Harvard" tab in our database: https://grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
That brings the total NIH grant cancellations to over 2,000 and near $10B in total value.

Grant Watch obtained the full list of #NIH terminations at #Harvard. Lowlights:
- 659 total grants at Harvard in the NIH-created list
- $2.19 billion in total award value
- $960 million in award remaining
See them in the "Harvard" tab in our database: https://grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
That brings the total NIH grant cancellations to over 2,000 and near $10B in total value.

Harvard Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/world/europe/harvard-magna-carta-original.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.6QTn.aYJOq6jhtjYF#Harvard#MagnaCarta
Harvard Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/world/europe/harvard-magna-carta-original.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.6QTn.aYJOq6jhtjYF#Harvard#MagnaCarta
It's one of these social media jokes, perhaps a student began. There are also different versions of corrections - many on social media made fun of the letter at the same time.
Therefore, it's always important to publish with sources - too much #fakeNews nowadays.
Linda McMahon, the Secretary of Education, sent a letter to Harvard. They responded by grading it.
Honestly, this is the level of petty I aspire to.