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FakeNoose

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21. Alumni endowment and bequests to Harvard have made it one of the wealthiest universities in the world

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2025, 03:42 PM

Jun 2025

Chump is trying to nickel and dime Harvard with his stupid political "pet tricks" ... but seriously, Harvard has more wealth than many countries. Right now Harvard's endowment is valued at over $53 billion, which means Harvard could buy and sell the Chump family 10 times over.

Archived (no paywall) link: https://archive.ph/Jla2T

Original NYT link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/business/harvard-endowment-trump.html

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Trump considering taking $3 billion in Harvard grants, giving them to trade schools [View all] groundloop May 2025 OP

Harvard will still be around, long after trump is nothing more than a shameful memory. (nt) Paladin May 2025 #1

Hmmm...sounds like communism or is it socialism? Deuxcents May 2025 #2

All because Baron isn't smart enough to get in. paleotn May 2025 #3

Why does harvard have 3 billions dollars in grants? SSJVegeta May 2025 #4

Grant money from the National Institutes of Health for biomedical research wishstar May 2025 #5

The MAGAots DENVERPOPS May 2025 #12

Because Harvard has a lot of scientists doing research. LisaL May 2025 #9

They won them through competition iemanja May 2025 #15

So what you guys are basically telling me, is stuff like cancer research, mental health research, etc.. SSJVegeta May 2025 #16

It's worse than that iemanja May 2025 #17

Well that sounds. Fine? SSJVegeta May 2025 #18

Much better than giving it to billionaires So mucifer May 2025 #6

Grants are awarded for specific scientific projects. LisaL May 2025 #8

"Trump Training Schools" maybe. Trump branded trade schools LiberalArkie May 2025 #7

Groundbreaking in 205never BaronChocula May 2025 #13

They should support trade schools ToxMarz May 2025 #10

In other news, drumpf is opening a trade school JoseBalow May 2025 #11

Misappropriation of funds. cstanleytech May 2025 #14

Are there individuals interested in trade schools or will they stay empty like factories? question everything May 2025 #19

Little Stalin orangecrush Jun 2025 #20

Alumni endowment and bequests to Harvard have made it one of the wealthiest universities in the world FakeNoose Jun 2025 #21