Retaining top talent to manage Harvard’s endowment Occupy Harvard has voiced strong criticism of income disparity among Harvard employees. In particular, protesters have voiced anger at the level of compensation for top executives at Harvard Management Company (HMC). Select supervisors of Harvard’s endowment bring home seven-figure salaries on an annual basis. Many students believe that … Read more
The pervasive influence of globalization has touched education. Many American universities have started opening campuses in different countries in order to expand options to study abroad and to capitalize on the growing demand in many developing countries for quality institutions. Despite the fact that several of its peers have begun capitalizing on clear benefits of … Read more
I exited the Harvard Square T station at 9:50 PM tonight, and told myself I’d be in my room doing homework by 10 PM. It is now 1:34 AM and I am sitting in a tent in Harvard Yard, trying to do my best to explain how I got here and what exactly happened in … Read more
The following is an answer key, provided by an anonymous source, for a midterm in Economics 1500: Applied Economics, an honors course at Harvard. Answers are in red. The exam is set to take place tomorrow. The Harvard Political Review does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the material. Ec 1500: Applied Economics Harvard University Ec 1500 … Read more
There has been controversy this week regarding the praiseworthy decision of more than seventy Economics 10 students to walk out of N. Gregory Mankiw’s class in order to draw attention to the course’s neoliberal inclinations and to participate in the Occupy Wall Street protests the corporatization of higher education and the backbreaking burden of student … Read more
The Harvard Political Union hosted a debate this past week between the Democrats and Republicans concerning the state of the US economy. The debate suggests that the political platforms of representatives from the Harvard Democrats and Republicans Clubs are very much aligned with those of the national parties. Despite opposing viewpoints, these young aspiring politicians found … Read more
6:00 Hi everyone! This is Sarah Coughlon, I’m at the Forum to liveblog Van Jones’ address, “Rebuild The Dream: The Next American Economy.” Van Jones is an environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney. He has served as President Obama’s Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation, is a Senior Fellow at the Center … Read more
China is fairly skilled at managing contradictions – especially since its foreign policies in the Middle East and United States are one. So said Dr. John Garver, an eminent scholar of Chinese foreign policy, in his lecture at the Center for Government and International Studies on Monday afternoon. In a lecture hall of about 30 … Read more
12:04 Benjamin Zhou (BZ) here. We are at Harvard Law School, preparing to blog on a session led by representative Barney Frank discussing federal drug policy at the American Constitution Society. Specifically, Mr. Frank will be discussing his opposition to federal bans on marijuana. Mr. Frank, who has served in Congress since 1980, has had … Read more
The HPR reports on an address from the visiting diplomat. 3:56 Harleen Gambhir here, getting ready for a public address from Ambassador Zhang Yesui from the Republic of China. Ambassador Zhang has been the chief diplomat to the US since 2010, and previously represented his country at the United Nations (2008-2010) following a five year … Read more