‘A scary situation’: As Wall Street assails Harvard, students worry about their futures

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There's a growing generational rift between elite schools like Harvard and the banks and law firms that employ their graduates.

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There's an old joke that goes: The hardest thing about Harvard is getting in. But simply being on campus this week has put that idea to the test. 

I was drowning in student-loan debt as a single mother. But this year, I turned 53 and my $200,000 loans were forgiven.

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'It rocks my spirit.' Harvard students share their takes on the difficult week on campus.

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It was a difficult week at the Harvard University campus for some students.

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A Black student suspended over his locs hairstyle says he feels like he's falling behind at a disciplinary school the district sent him to

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Tensions are boiling over as America's elite colleges respond to Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel

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A Jewish counter protestor shouts at students from Brooklyn College during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the entrance of the campus.

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Bill Ackman's misguided Harvard crusade

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Stanford suspends lecturer accused of making his Jewish students stand in a corner and calling Israelis 'colonizers'

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The pay penalty for becoming a teacher is worse than ever

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Harvard is temporarily closing off its historic center to visitors at night, as backlash continues to roil against students blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks

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Pedestrians pass a dormitory in Harvard Yard at Harvard University.

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Florida 4th graders chose a violent unrated 'Winnie the Pooh' slasher film for movie day. Now parents are angry that the teacher agreed to show it.

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Press conference on the movie 'Winnie The Pooh Blood and Honey' at Alboa on January 24, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico.
A press conference for 'Winnie The Pooh Blood and Honey.'

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