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Columbia Returns -0.9 Percent with Narvekar, Next HMC Head
Incoming Harvard Management Company CEO N.P. Narvekar oversaw negative 0.9 percent returns on Columbia University’s investments during his last fiscal year on the job.
A Changing Game: A Look at the Ivy League's Ban on Tackling
Most players believe that football should make a space for both safety and zeal.
Ivy League Coaches Approve Banning Full-Contact Football Practices
Amid increasing concern over player safety and concussion prevention, Ivy League football coaches voted last week to eliminate all full-contact practices during the season.
Latino Students Issue Demands to Administrators
Latino students met with University President Drew G. Faust on Thursday to discuss demands for greater inclusivity for students of color.
Dear Dartmouth, Here’s Some Advice
Dear Dartmouth, we here at Flyby recently heard that you have announced plans to change your current housing system to resemble more closely the residential housing system that schools like Harvard and Yale employ. After that crushing defeat a few weeks ago by our seemingly unstoppable football team, who could blame you for trying to make yourself more like us?
At Summit, Ivy League Students Discuss International Leadership
Harvard’s campus welcomed about 250 delegates from the Ivy League and all over the world this past weekend at the 16th annual Ivy Leadership Summit hosted by the intercollegiate, student-run Ivy Council.
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Students from the eight Ivy League universities listen as former U.S. Ambassador Edward J. Perkins talks about his experiences with foreign policy. The keynote address was a part of the Ivy Leadership Summit, a two-day conference hosted by the Ivy Council.
Harvard Lands Fourth in Economist’s First College Rankings
Peter F. Lake ’81, a professor at Stetson University College of Law who specializes in higher education law, said he was unsure how this new system would hold “in a crowded field of metrics.”
Harvard-Princeton Football Concert
The Harvard and Princeton Glee Clubs perform together at the Harvard-Princeton Football Concert on Friday evening.
Faust Kicks off Conference on Research in Higher Education
Harvard President Drew Faust was joined by Richard C. Levin, a former Yale president, and David J. Skorton, a former Cornell president.
Despite Changes at Penn, Harvard Stands by ‘No-Loan’ Label
The University of Pennsylvania now calls its financial aid program “all-grant,” but Harvard still considers the “no-loan” branding integral to its own program.
EdX Overtakes Coursera in Number of Ivy League Partners
Princeton’s decision to join edX comes just three months after the University of Pennsylvania joined with the intention of publishing three courses on the platform.
Faust Opposes Graduate Student Unionization Efforts
University President Drew G. Faust has made it clear that she opposes some graduate students' movement to unionize.
Building on Hype in Cambridge, CS50 Kicks Off at Yale
The expansino marks the first time that Yalies can count themselves among the hundreds of students who this semester will take Computer Science 50.
Ivy League Native American Students Convene at Conference
From Friday to Sunday, the conference consisted of socials, panel events, and keynote addresses all focusing around the conference’s theme of “Economic Vibrancy in 21st Century Native Communities.”
Harvard UC General Meeting (3/29/2015)
Undergraduate Council representatives heard from Cornell Student Assembly president-elect Juliana Batista and amended the UC Constitution at their general meeting on Sunday evening.
UC Amends Constitution, Encourages Inter-Ivy Collaboration
Undergraduate Council representatives heard from Cornell Student Assembly president-elect Juliana Batista and amended the UC Constitution at their general meeting on Sunday evening.
Admissions Lawsuit Plaintiff Pens Letters Blasting Record Purges
Edward Blum—the president of nonprofit membership group Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.—sent a letter Thursday to every Ivy League university president except for Harvard’s to object to deletions of student admission records.
Analysis: Dartmouth’s Hard Alcohol Ban Unlikely To Affect Harvard
Harvard administrators and national experts said that while they are not surprised by the new policy at Dartmouth, they expect the changes to have little effect on Harvard College's alcohol policy.
Princeton Found in Violation of Title IX
Princeton has entered a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after the office found the university in violation of the federal anti-sex discrimination law Title IX.
College Collaborating To Create New Application Platform
The Harvard admissions office is in active discussions with peers about creating a new application platform.
Beyond The Silver Screen
As the Ivy League Digital Network eyes expansion in its second year, a question has arisen: how does the network balance its revenue-bearing identity with its self-prescribed objective of increasing student viewership?