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Dave's avatar

I'm having a problem with understanding why an institution with a $50B endowment needs federal money.............and I have felt this way for a decade when I realized how much federal money they actually get.

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J Lee MD PhD's avatar

I have multiple colleagues in science and/or healthcare fields who obtained undergrad or medical degrees at Harvard. Half of them, even after decades, have never recovered from the disorder called "harvarditis" -- the snobby attitude that anybody who gets a Harvard degree is somehow "special" and everybody else is just bird shit. The good news is that the other half comprises folks I know well and they have recovered nicely from being a Harvard "product".

I think that the administration in Cambridge is going to get exactly what is deserved for the institution -- whether they give in to Trump or not. I think you are correct to opine that,in general, universities in our land are hooked (like a sleazy carp) on Federal money infusions.

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