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...dropouts—one conceived more than three decades ago, the other three years ago—united yesterday in a deal that places a $15 billion value on an online experiment launched from a Kirkland dorm room. Microsoft announced yesterday it would invest $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook, putting an end to a bidding war over a share in the popular social networking site. Mark E. Zuckerberg, formerly of the Class of 2006, founded Facebook in 2004 with $1,000 in start-up money and dropped out of Harvard his junior year...
...full year of classes at Harvard College is still nearly $8,000 higher than the national average—$31,456 compared to $23,712—tuition here increased at a lower rate this year than the average increase for four-year, private colleges nationwide—3.9 percent versus 6.3 percent. “Some of the most expensive schools are those that don’t have as large an endowment as Harvard does,” Sandy Baum, the study’s co-author and senior policy analyst at the College Board, said...
...survey, released Monday, reports that 44 percent of American undergraduates say they will choose an Apple for their next computer—and only 23 percent of students currently...
...study, conducted by SurveyU.com, a research organization that targets colleges, found that Dell computers are currently the most popular among students, with 33 percent owning one. But only 21 percent say they will buy a Dell for their next purchase, the survey found...
Violence is still a significant problem in Boston’s public high schools, according to a recent study by a center at the Harvard School of Public Health. More than 40 percent of male high school students reported having carried a knife and almost 40 percent of male students said they have been assaulted, according to the study, compiled by the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center. Of the students who had witnessed violence or been victims of violence, few had been through counseling, said Ann Scales, a spokeswoman for the Boston Public Health Commission. She said a high number...