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In a decision that could reshape the landscape of higher education and consequently, corporate America, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday that the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) are unconstitutional. The 6-2 ruling in the...

This story is part of a new series of features on the subject of success, Benzinga Inspire. Studying at an Ivy League institution is an excellent academic and personal growth opportunity. The Ivy League is a group of eight prestigious universities in the U.S. known for their academic...

Harvard Professor Jason Furman believes the Federal Reserve is in danger of falling behind the curve again which may increase the cost of reining in inflation. "The Fed doesn’t need to change course at its March meeting — it should stick with the reaction function it set out. Which, in light...

An 85-year Harvard study, considered one of the longest-running studies on happiness, has found a strong association between happiness and close relationships like spouses, family, friends and social circles. What Happened: According to the project’s director, Dr....

Nearly 600,000 first-year college students take calculus annually in the U.S., and 250,000 fail, according to Woodie Flowers, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT.  At $2,000 per failed course, that’s nearly $500 million in losses for students each year. How can that failure...

Multiverse, a U.K.-based ed-tech company, on Jan. 19 formally announced the closure of a $44 million Series B round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Google Ventures, Audacious Ventures, Latitude, SemperVirens, Index Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. As part of the...

Nearly a decade. Facebook, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB) origin story is well known. In February 2004, Mark Zuckerburg and a group of fellow Harvard students transformed Facemash, a website for students to compare the attractiveness of their peers, into a school-wide social network. The site...

Harvard University has asked students to move out of houses and first-year dorms by Sunday. What Happened Harvard University has issued guidelines to its students about vacating houses and first-year dorms by Sunday. The University gave these instructions due to “concerns” about the...

The United States Department of Education has launched an investigation into whether Harvard and Yale universities failed to report foreign funding as required by the law. What Happened The education department in a statement on Wednesday said that it suspects that Yale University failed to report...

Harvard and MIT will receive $4.5 million each for cannabinoid research. The donation comes from the universities' alumnus Charles Broderick, the managing director of Uji Capital, a New York family office with extensive investments in the cannabis industry. What Happened Harvard Medical School...

Harvard University will admit its first non-white majority of undergraduates in its 380-year history at a time when the school is under a U.S. Department of Justice investigation for allegedly limiting the number of Asian-American students. Harvard College, the undergraduate wing of the university...

In one of the most remarkable turnaround stories in recent memory, Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK) is flying high since its IPO last November. Shares of the iconic brand have already gained 25 percent since its debut, and analysts are beginning to take notice. Equity research firm C.L. King...

Benzinga had the chance to catch up with James M. Stone, economist and author of the New York Times Bestseller "Five Easy Theses," to talk about the upcoming election. Stone's new book highlights five of America's greatest economic challenges and proposes commonsense solutions...

Hal Scott, Harvard professor, told Yahoo! Finance (Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) the much ballyhooed bank stress tests will effectively do nothing to avert another financial crisis. One objective of the tests is to push banks to increase capital reserves, which now stand at about 15 percent of equity...

Some towering figures in finance and technology got their start behind the grill -- Jeff Bezos and Lloyd Blankfein slang burgers and hot dogs, respectively. Jon Stein, CEO of Betterment, was above such ignoble pursuits, however. Just kidding: his first real job was managing a group of burger...