Janet Lorin

President Donald Trump and the White House have targeted some of the most prestigious schools in the US in his second term.

Harvard University reported compensation of $6.2 million in 2024 for N.P. “Narv” Narvekar, the chief executive officer of its endowment, in line with his pay the previous two years at the largest investment fund in US higher education.

(Bloomberg) -- Harvard University reported compensation of $6.2 million in 2024 for N.P. “Narv” Narvekar, the chief executive officer of its

(Bloomberg) -- Harvard University's endowment head, N.P. “Narv” Narvekar, has begun discussions about departing from the investment fund valued at $56.9 billion.

Northwestern University is hiring Mung Chiang, the president of Purdue University as its new leader, after its former head, Michael Schill, resigned last year.

Janet Lorin (Bloomberg) -- Achieving alumni status at an institution like the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School or Stanford used

Fast-track ‘alumni’ boom: how short courses at Harvard and Stanford became big business

Short courses aimed at professionals are a helping boost revenue at US universities facing financial crunches.

Antes, para ser exalumno de una institución como la Wharton School de la Universidad de Pensilvania o Stanford era necesario pasar años en el campus y desembolsar cientos de miles de dólares. Ahora, algunos estudiantes pueden agregar escuelas de primer nivel a su currículum tras solo unas semanas y gastando mucho menos dinero.

Almost a decade ago, Scott Wilson, the chief investment officer at Washington University in St. Louis, placed about $50 million of the school’s money in SpaceX.