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☆ For the first time in 323 years, Yale has elected a woman as its permanent president
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

History has been made at Yale University as Maurie McInnis becomes the first woman to be named permanent president of the Ivy League school. She has served as a Yale trustee since 2022 and earned master's degree and doctorate from Yale, per the school's announcement Wednesday morning. Yale has had only one other female leader, the historian Hanna Holborn Gray, who served as interim president from 1977 to 1978. It is the last Ivy League school to name a permanent woman president. In an interview with the Yale Daily News, McInnis expressed her gratitude for being elected president and reiterated her commitment to "tackle the world's most pressing challenges."

Persons: Maurie McInnis, McInnis, Hanna Holborn Gray, Peter Salovey, Joshua Bekenstein, — Organizations: Yale University, Ivy League, Yale, Stony Brook University, University of Texas, University of Virginia, Bain Capital, Yale Corporation, Yale Daily News, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Stony Brook, CNBC Locations: New Haven , Connecticut, Long, New York, Austin, Israel, Stony

☆ Rare Roman funerary bed discovered in London
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Zara Khan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Archaeologists working in central London have discovered a burial site containing a wooden bed used in a Roman funeral. A team from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) made the find near Holborn Viaduct, in the heart of central London, six meters (20 feet) below modern street level. However, the bed found at this site, preserved by the damp mud of the underground River Fleet, is the first complete example ever discovered in Britain. Alongside skeletal remains, the archaeologists also dug up personal objects in the Roman site, such as beads, a glass vial and a decorated lamp. The latest finds follow the discovery last year of an “incredibly rare” Roman mausoleum beneath a construction site in south London, close to the Thames River’s south bank.

Persons: MOLA, Heather Knight, “, of London Archaeology Michael Marshall, Hogan Lovells, Marshall, Roman Organizations: London CNN —, Museum of London, of London Archaeology, CNN Locations: London, Holborn, Britain

☆ WeWork has a massive footprint in London. Its bankruptcy could shake up the city's office market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok's London office is based out of a WeWork building in Holborn called Aviation House. WeWorkWeWork , the U.S. office rental startup, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, threatening office closures across the U.S. where it has become a major destination for tech firms. The company's restructuring may also have implications for its London operations, where it is one of the biggest tenants. According to CoStar, the commercial real estate data company, the company has 36 offices in London, spanning more than 2.89 million square feet. "We've actually got an agreement with them for another seven months," Tailor, who is based in London, told CNBC.

Persons: WeWork WeWork, WeWork, Deepak Tailor, We've Organizations: Aviation, WeWork, CNBC, Lease Locations: London, Holborn, U.S, Canada, Waterloo, WeWork

[1/2] Chairman Anthony Thomson (L) and Vice Chairman Vernon Hill pose with a dog outside the first branch of Metro Bank in Holborn in central London July 29, 2010. Metro declined to comment on Tuesday. A Starling spokesperson said the lender was making inroads into the big banks' market dominance. Metro is not the only smaller bank to have faced problems. One option is for smaller banks to gain scale through mergers and acquisitions.

Persons: Anthony Thomson, Vernon Hill, Toby Melville, John Cronin, Caius Capital, Monzo, Starling, We've, Morgan Stanley, Gary Greenwood, Rupak Ghose, Shore Capital's Greenwood, Ghose, Shawbrook, Jaime Gilinski, Dorita, Iain Withers, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Anousha Sakoui, Huw Jones, Amy, Jo Crowley, Sinead Cruise, Chiara Elisei, Alexander Smith Organizations: Metro Bank, REUTERS, Yorkshire, Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC, Barclays, Metro, Caius, Varde Partners, Finance, Bank of England, London Stock Exchange, The Bank of England, Prudential, Authority, Shore Capital, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Shore, Financial, Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Holborn, London, Starling, Metro, Colombian

Persons: Anthony Thomson, Vernon Hill, Toby Melville, John Cronin, Caius Capital, Jaime Gilinski, Dorita, Gilinski, Monzo, Starling, We've, Morgan Stanley, Gary Greenwood, Rupak Ghose, Shore Capital's Greenwood, Ghose, Shawbrook, Iain Withers, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Anousha Sakoui, Huw Jones, Amy, Jo Crowley, Sinead Cruise, Chiara Elisei, Nelson Bocanegra, Alexander Smith, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Metro Bank, REUTERS, Yorkshire, Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC, Barclays, Metro, Caius, Varde Partners, Harvard, Forbes, Finance, Bank of England, London Stock Exchange, The Bank of England, Prudential, Authority, Shore Capital, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Shore, Financial, Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Holborn, London, BOGOTA, Starling, Colombian, Latin America, Metro, Bogota

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