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Harvard University President Alan M. Garber joins David Rubenstein to discuss the university's decision to sue the federal government over the freezing of approximately $600 million in research funding. He also addresses Harvard's large endowment and recent changes to admissions policies following the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action. Garber explains how Harvard handled campus protests related to the conflict in the Middle East, the uncertainty around visas for foreign students and the importance of having different viewpoints on campus. He's on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded October 14 in Boston.
Disclosure: This interview took place at The David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University.
Chapters:
00:01:09 - Harvard sues federal government
00:04:40 - Endowment tax
00:05:44 - history of federal goverment grants to universities
00:07:14 - how did US build top universities?
00:08:00 - Harvard sued for admissions process
00:09:21 - immigration/student visas
00:10:39 - fallout from Gaza protests
00:13:02 - Early Life
00:14:09 - Garber's graduating class
00:15:54 - Becoming provost of Harvard
00:19:28 - Is Harvard too liberal?
00:21:20 - Scholarships
00:21:44 - Cost of Tuition
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Harvard University President Alan M. Garber joins David Rubenstein to discuss the university's decision to sue the federal government over the freezing of approximately $600 million in research funding. He also addresses Harvard's large endowment and recent changes to admissions policies following the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action. Garber explains how Harvard handled campus protests related to the conflict in the Middle East, the uncertainty around visas for foreign students and the importance of having different viewpoints on campus. He's on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded October 14 in Boston.
Disclosure: This interview took place at The David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University.
Chapters:
00:01:09 - Harvard sues federal government
00:04:40 - Endowment tax
00:05:44 - history of federal goverment grants to universities
00:07:14 - how did US build top universities?
00:08:00 - Harvard sued for admissions process
00:09:21 - immigration/student visas
00:10:39 - fallout from Gaza protests
00:13:02 - Early Life
00:14:09 - Garber's graduating class
00:15:54 - Becoming provost of Harvard
00:19:28 - Is Harvard too liberal?
00:21:20 - Scholarships
00:21:44 - Cost of Tuition
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Like this video? Subscribe to The David Rubenstein Show on YouTube:
youtube.com/channel/UCqsN9MYiu1mKSAsYoF6ppTg
Watch the latest episodes of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations" here:
bloomberg.com/peer-to-peer
Learn more about David:
davidrubenstein.com
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