Otter@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoHarvard gutted team examining Facebook Files following $500M Zuckerberg donation | Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1436arrow-down1external-linkHarvard gutted team examining Facebook Files following $500M Zuckerberg donation | Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.comOtter@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up88·9 months agoThe fact that Harvard bent over for a “donation” is just pathetic. They have a $50bn endowment. What is even the point of having that much money if not to be uncompromising on academic freedom?
minus-squareisles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64arrow-down1·9 months agoI dunno if you’ve heard this, but under capitalism, more > less. And they got 1% more! Harvard has been unethical in many cases in the name of growing their endowment. As if they were a corporation beholden to shareholders. Harvard Has a Brand Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.
minus-squareAlto@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·9 months agoHow do you think they got said $50bn endowment
The fact that Harvard bent over for a “donation” is just pathetic. They have a $50bn endowment. What is even the point of having that much money if not to be uncompromising on academic freedom?
I dunno if you’ve heard this, but under capitalism, more > less. And they got 1% more!
Harvard has been unethical in many cases in the name of growing their endowment. As if they were a corporation beholden to shareholders. Harvard Has a Brand Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.
How do you think they got said $50bn endowment