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...that are starting to line up for bailout funds. Earlier this week, American Express filed to change its status to a bank-holding company, which would allow the credit-card giant to apply for TARP funds. Analysts estimate that AmEx could receive as much as $3.5 billion in federal aid. GE Capital is also reportedly looking into applying for a Treasury investment. The troubled finance unit of industrial giant General Electric could receive as much as an $18 billion investment. What's more, a number of members of Congress are pushing for TARP funds to be used to aid troubled...
Next to the four diverse, smiling faces on the Harvard College Financial Aid Office Web site is a prominent statement: “Helping You Meet Your Needs.” Peruse the site further and you will find it is replete with reminders of the financial might of an institution supported by a multi-billion dollar endowment...
...Faust emphasized several times in the interview that despite tough economic times, the University will maintain current levels of funding for financial aid...
...Last spring, the University rolled out a series of financial aid expansions, including ones at the College, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Medical School—initiatives University officials billed as Harvard’s commitment to student need. Families making less than $60,000 annually do not shoulder the burden of tuition at the College, and those earning up to $180,000 pay no more than 10 percent of their income...
...material. Harvard University’s withdrawal is unfortunate but both understandable and expected. That said, as legal pressure from publishers continues to grow, Harvard can and should find other ways—beyond just allowing the scanning of books no longer subject to copyright laws—to aid Google’s digitization project. For example, Harvard should explore the possibility of allowing books that are published through its own publishing house to be scanned. Many important works, such as the Loeb Classical Library series, could be made available to Google in this way. We feel that Harvard...