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Harvard consultants have earned millions and been hired by major companies ranging from AstraZeneca to Pinterest to Samsung, all while being undergraduates. Go inside the club — and their lavish, snake-featuring parties — in my latest for @business:

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Everyone talked about how the NHL’s “Hot for Hockey” campaign fell flat. But few explored why.

So I went straight to the community the league was trying to reach: BookTok.

What I found was a much bigger conversation about hockey, romance and the NHL’s approach to female fans.

My latest for @TheAthletic:

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NEW: Harvard's endowment surged to a record $68B with a 27 % return, according to its FY26 report. Harvard also reported a margin of 1.5% and a surplus of $100M after a major operating loss in FY25.

more in @thecrimson:

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The rumors are true
Everyone wants to tell me how great their office pantry is but after the Bloomberg pantry nothing can surprise me. The Bloomberg pantry is the size of a small regional airport. The Bloomberg pantry has a fresh peanut butter machine and matcha on tap. The Bloomberg pantry makes the Thrive Capital pantry look positively soviet. Its memory will drive you to tears whenever you visit another newsroom
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Harvard art classes are facing a dilemma over the University’s new grade cap. Faculty are being forced to reconcile “vibes-based” grading with the need for objective standards.

Read in @thecrimson from @theresabartelme and @almabk_

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“Racial Slurs and Nazi Symbols: Inside the Complaint That Shut Down The Harvard Salient” — The Harvard Crimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…
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Weeks after Trump demanded Harvard eliminate DEI, Harvard Management Co scrubbed diversity characteristics from its internal system.

in @thecrimson

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Fossil fuels. Lawsuits. AI.

The Crimson analyzed 3,383 entities disclosed in Harvard’s tax returns. Here’s where some of its money ends up:

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NEW: Harvard may add a mechanism in the grading system to change A grades to A-minus grades to enforce the incoming grade cap.

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FAS laid off another 40 staff last week, bringing total to 165 over the course of the restructuring.

Divisional breakdowns from ADEA forms in @thecrimson :

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Today the final piece from my summer reporting for @business was published! Read about how Harvard students and faculty are preparing for the College’s effort to curb grade inflation by capping As at 20% (+4) in my latest with @JanetLorin.
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Ever heard of a wine marathon? It's a full 26.2 miles with stops for wine along the race course. But how do you prepare your body for the feat of running while drinking? I spoke to people running France's Marathon du Medoc to get to the bottom of it.

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This newsletter throws lavish parties on a scale most student groups could never imagine, complete with bougie locations, open bars and reptile petting zoos. bloomberg.com/opinion/newsle…
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When major companies want outside perspectives, some reach out to students in this elite Harvard organization bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Could the answer to rats in New York City really be as simple as putting garbage into trash cans? Yes, actually. Bloomberg’s @samuelachurch reports bloom.bg/4wHCj2K bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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If you think you've seen fewer rats in NYC recently, it's probably because you have.

Had a blast working on this piece for @business about the city winning its 'war on rats.' Read and see more cool graphics at bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Could the answer to reducing rats in New York City really be as simple as putting garbage into trash cans? Yes, actually. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Mamdani stood by the rollout of NYC’s new pied-á-terre tax after the release of a massive list of potentially affected properties stoked confusion and outrage among New Yorkers, who were on the list despite living in the city.

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Robinhood releases its revamped Platinum card today, with updated perks, after people criticized the card at its initial announcement. Here's what's new, and how the fintech's foray into ultra-luxe credit stacks up against rivals:

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Hundreds of people gathered Monday for a candlelight vigil in Maine after an immigration officer fatally shot a man during an enforcement operation, while state and federal authorities continued investigating the circumstance of the killing bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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