Are Colleges Cashing In Endowments As Political Pressure Mounts?
Yale University is reportedly offloading up to $6 billion of its private equity holdings—roughly 15% of its $41.4 billion endowment—as
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Education
Ontario School Boards Sue Social Media Platforms For “Rewiring” Kids, Ask For $4 Billion In Claims
Four major school boards in Ontario have initiated legal action against tech giants Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Snap (NASDAQ: SNAP),
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Canada Increases Cash Requirements for International Students
Canada is making significant changes to the financial requirements for international students starting January 1, 2024. The move, announced by
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Iowa Board of Regents Approves Controversial Rollback of DEI Initiatives
The Iowa Board of Regents has decided to scale back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the state’s three
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University of Chicago First To Settle “Price-Fixing Cartel” Case, Pays $13.5 Million
In a groundbreaking development, the University of Chicago has taken the lead among 16 prestigious institutions in resolving allegations related
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Rich Kids Are Twice More Likely To Be Admitted At Elite Universities: Study
A recent study conducted by Opportunity Insights, a research group comprised of Harvard researchers and policy analysts studying inequality, has
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The University of Waterloo Announces Decision to Break Up with Huawei
Three months after the federal government of Canada announced that it will stop funding any research done with or connected
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Chegg Says That ChatGPT Has Started To Negatively Affected Its Business
For the third time in the last seven quarters, Chegg, Inc. (NYSE: CHGG), a leading e-learning firm that provides homework help
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Banksplaining Part 2 – Capital Requirements
On the last episode, we learned about how a 3.4% move in interest rates caused a 20% fluctuation in the
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Banksplaining: The Dive Draws About How Money Works (and doesn’t) Part 1: Reserve Ratios
This is the first in a series of the posts about the banking system as examined through the collapse of
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