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...exempt institutions like Harvard are privy to some special options when it comes to investing their money. But in light of recent discussions in the Senate, these options may soon become quite taxing. Staff members of the Senate Finance Committee met privately with experts on Monday to discuss how universities??€”specifically Harvard, Yale, and Stanford—avoid paying taxes on money that is invested in offshore hedge funds, according to an article in Bloomberg News. Depending on the conclusions reached, Harvard and other universities may have to change the way they invest their endowments, but no legislation...
Harvard won’t be his only stop. Clinton will also speak at the commencement ceremonies of five other institutions: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Middlebury College, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of New Hampshire, and Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., according to news releases on the universities??€™ Web sites...
...Kaine’s signature, is a response to a wave of suicides that have plagued Virginia campuses. The measure’s sponsor, Albert C. Eisenberg, claims that the legislation will force universities to offer proper care, yet while the proposal is clearly well-intentioned, placing restrictions on universities??€™ reactions to mental health crises puts an undo strain on medical resources, and ultimately hurts the very people it intends...
Currently, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA)—an autonomous agency established in 1957 to handle all of the city’s construction and renewal projects—has the final word on universities??€™ expansion plans...
Arroyo said he thinks that redistributing some planning powers from the BRA to the council will give Bostonians a more active role in universities??€™ expansion processes...