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This sort of tariff would undoubtedly hurt schools’ fundraising programs: If donors knew that the money they bequeathed to their alma mater would partially or fully be heading to the state (or push the target college or university over the $1 billion mark), they would think twice before writing that check. While the donations that some of these schools receive are more than just hefty, the amount of money schools would be required to give under this tax would often be even greater. For example, under this law, Harvard would have to pay $875 million dollars...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Tax Stops Here | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...expected to be run of the mill. The meticulously scripted itinerary calls for Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to play host as Hu strolls through Yokohama's Chinatown, visits temples in Nara and dines at the Imperial Palace. On May 8 at Waseda University in Tokyo, Fukuda's alma mater, the two leaders are scheduled to play Ping-Pong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fukuda's Last Stand | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

...songs, such as “The Company Way,” that are applicable to future cubicle residents, as well as laughs at amusing corporate stereotypes, including the dumb blonde secretary who sleeps her way through the company and the boss who is overly fond of his alma mater, “Old Ivy.” “It’s going to be extremely ridiculous, fun and goofy, and a great way for people to end their semester,” Li says. With Harvard’s yearly outpouring of seniors set to graduate...

Author: By Sha Jin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cabot House Goes Corporate | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

...doing that while investing in something tangible—Iraqi higher education—in an apolitical movement.” Although Jafar just started selling the shirts last week, she has joked with her parents, who both graduated from Baghdad University, about putting their alma mater on college apparel for several years. After working with the Iraqi Ministry of Education at the Iraq embassy in Washington, D.C. last summer, Jafar had the idea to use such T-shirts to raise money for Iraqi higher education, aiming to defray as many expenses as possible for Iraqi students studying abroad. Elizabeth...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Raising Money, Increasing Comfort | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...Fifteen Minutes (FM): You graduated from the College in 1975 and the stayed here to attend Harvard Law School (HLS). After being away for 30 years, how does it feel to return to your alma mater? Cass R. Sunstein (CRS): It is exciting because it feels like home, and because the Law School is in fabulous shape. There are so many excellent students and faculty at the Law School and all throughout the University. I am looking forward to a chance to work with undergraduates as well...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Questions With Cass R. Sunstein ’75 | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

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