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☆ I took Harvard's free 6-week course on happiness—here's what I learned
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

When I first started the Harvard course about happiness, I had several questions that I hoped to have answered. After six weeks of reading articles, watching videos and contributing to class discussion boards, I've officially completed Harvard University's " Managing Happiness " course, led by social scientist and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks . Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne, a French neurologist who studied facial expressions, was particularly interested in what some call the "Duchenne smile," a smile that engages the muscles around your mouth and eyes. "If we force a Duchenne smile, we start to feel happier," Brooks says in one of the course's videos. The Duchenne smile teaches us that "you can stimulate your happiness and improve it," sometimes by just genuinely smiling, Brooks adds.

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☆ Harvard professor Francesca Gino was accused of faking data. Now her million-dollar empire is crumbling — and scholars are eyeing who's next.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

"We believe that many more Gino-authored papers contain fake data," the Data Colada professors wrote. Data Colada found that the raw data showed clear anomalies, such as a distribution infinitely more likely to be produced by a random-number generator than actual people. Soon after, Data Colada ran an article alleging that Gino tampered with data in at least one of her honesty-pledge experiments. A post on Data Colada or a tweet from Brown is like a bomb going off in the behavioral-science world. Others who attempted to build on Gino's studies are grappling with having wasted time, money, and energy.

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☆ A group of Democrats just relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions and strip financial aid from schools that keep the practice in place
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A group of Democrats revived a bill to ban legacy admissions across colleges. It comes after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. And it's not a form of affirmative action that serves our country well." Following the decision, legacy admissions practices entered a harsh spotlight. Some prestigious schools have already ended their legacy admissions practices.

Persons: Democratic Sens, Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen, Jamaal Bowman, —, Merkley, Michael Roth, Van Hollen Organizations: Democrats, Service, Democratic, Democratic Rep, Fair College, Supreme, Black College and Universities, Education Department, Community Economic, Greater Boston, Network, Ivy League, Harvard, Johns Hopkins University, Amherst College, Wesleyan Locations: Wall, Silicon, New England

☆ It's important the Fed signals it has a high bar for cutting rates, says Harvard's Jason Furman
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt's important the Fed signals it has a high bar for cutting rates, says Harvard's Jason FurmanJason Furman, Fmr. Council of Economic Advisers Chairman and Krishna Guha, Evercore ISI Vice Chairman, join 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the Federal Reserve's decision to raise rates another 25 basis points.

Persons: Harvard's Jason Furman Jason Furman, Krishna Guha, Evercore Organizations: Fmr, Economic

The department's Office for Civil Rights opened the probe following a complaint filed earlier this month by three civil rights groups, who argued that Harvard's preference for "legacy" undergraduate applicants overwhelmingly benefits white students, in violation of a federal civil rights law. Those statistics were calculated from Harvard admissions data that became public as a result of the case that the Supreme Court decided in June. The Education Department through a spokesperson confirmed it had an open investigation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars race discrimination for programs receiving federal funds. "Simply put, Harvard is on the wrong side of history," said Oren Sellstrom, the litigation director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, the Boston-based group representing the civil rights groups who prompted the Education Department investigation. Sellstrom spoke at a Tuesday press conference regarding the federal probe, along with representatives for two of the Boston-area civil rights groups represented in the complaint.

Persons: Nicole Rura, Oren Sellstrom, Sellstrom, Zaida Ismatul Oliva, Edward Blum, Julia Harte, Nick Macfie, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S . Department of Education, Harvard, Civil Rights, Harvard College, University of North, Harvard University, Supreme, Education Department, Ivy League, Department, Civil, Wesleyan University, University of Minnesota's, University of Minnesota's Twin Cities, Fair Admissions, NAACP, Mexican American Legal Defense, Thomson Locations: University of North Carolina, Cambridge , Massachusetts, University of Minnesota's Twin, Boston

☆ Education Department opens investigation into Harvard’s legacy admissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions. An Education Department spokesperson confirmed its Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation at Harvard. Wesleyan President Michael Roth said a student's "legacy status" has played a negligible role in admissions, but would now be eliminated entirely. Legacy policies have been called into question after last month's Supreme Court ruling banning affirmative action and any consideration of race in college admissions. NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said he commended the Education Department for taking steps to ensure the higher education system "works for every American, not just a privileged few."

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☆ Wesleyan University is getting rid of legacy admissions. The school's president called the controversial practice 'embarrassing' and an 'unearned privilege.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wesleyan University has ended legacy admissions, the practice of favoring applicants related to alumni. The university's president told The New York Times the practice is "embarrassing" and an "unearned privilege." The end of legacy admissions at Wesleyan comes after the Supreme Court's decision last month to end affirmative action, the practice of considering an applicant's race in college admissions. Meanwhile, donor-related applicants were almost seven times more likely to be admitted, whereas legacy applicants were nearly six times more likely, Insider reported. However, a Pew Research Center study showed 75% of participants disapproved of legacy admissions.

Persons: Michael Roth, Roth, Johns Hopkins Organizations: Wesleyan University, New York Times, Service, Wesleyan, MIT, Harvard University, Pew Research Locations: Wall, Silicon, California

☆ The WFH-vs.-office war might be over and hybrid work is winning out, says the nation's top remote-work expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Researchers explain how both employees and companies can benefit from a hybrid work model. What's more, these data points have leveled off in the last few months, Bloom told Insider. Bloom's paper concluded that hybrid work had a "flat or even slightly positive" impact on productivity and improved employee recruitment and retention. Remote work could rise in the years ahead as technology improvesPer Bloom's most recent estimates, 60% of Americans work fully in-person, 30% work in-person between one and four days per week, and 10% work fully remotely. But Harvard's Choudhury said there's one reason a recession wouldn't crush the remote work movement.

Persons: Nick Bloom, Bloom, Choudhury, Harvard's Choudhury Organizations: Service, Stanford, Harvard Business School Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Harvard's legacy admission standards are facing a renewed challenge in the wake of SCOTUS gutting affirmative action
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Activists are taking aim at Harvard's preference for legacy applicants in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling. A federal civil rights complaint alleges Harvard is breaking the law with its current preferences. Internal university data illustrates that white applicants overwhelmingly benefit from the current standards. While "legacy applicants were nearly 6 times more likely to be admitted compared to nonlegacy applicants." The civil rights complaint comes after Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urged colleges to take a hard look at legacy preferences they might offer.

Persons: —, John Roberts, Rakesh Khurana, Khurana, Miguel Cardona, Cardona Organizations: Supreme, Harvard, Service, Department of Education's, Civil Rights, Ivy League, Community Economic, Greater Boston Latino Network, Civil, Harvard College, University of North, Education, Associated Press Locations: Universities, England, University of North Carolina

Last week, the Supreme Court said race-conscious policies adopted by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina to ensure that more non-white students are admitted are unconstitutional. Harvard College is the undergraduate school of Harvard University. The groups in Monday's complaint said the Supreme Court ruling had made it even more imperative to eliminate policies that disadvantage non-white applicants. Representative Barbara Lee, a Democrat from California, called legacy policies "affirmative action for white people" in a tweet. The lawyer, Seth Waxman, told the court that there was no evidence that ending legacy preferences would lead to a more diverse student body.

Persons: Ivan Espinoza, Madrigal, ”, Joe Biden, las, Barbara Lee, Michael Kippins, Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, Seth Waxman, Daniel Wiessner, Alexia Garamfalvi, Leslie Adler Organizations: Harvard, U.S, Supreme, U.S . Department of Education, Harvard University, University of North, Harvard College, Lawyers, Civil Rights, Democrat, of Education, UNC, Conservative, Thomson Locations: University of North Carolina, Boston, California, Albany , New York

☆ Harvard says it may still consider race during the admissions process, citing the Supreme Court's own ruling against affirmative action
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Harvard University said it may still consider race in its admissions process. The statement came after the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in higher education. In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled that the long-standing practice of affirmative action was unconstitutional. But it noted that the decision still allows it to consider race, among other factors. In its statement, Harvard argued that a diverse student body provides a superior learning environment.

Persons: —, John Roberts, Roberts, Harvard Organizations: Harvard University, Service, Harvard, New York Times, Harvard Crimson Locations: Massachusetts

June 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, effectively prohibiting affirmative action policies long used to raise the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority students on campuses. "Harvard and UNC admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause," Roberts wrote, referring to the constitutional provision. Affirmative action had withstood Supreme Court scrutiny for decades, most recently in a 2016 ruling involving a white student, backed by Blum, who sued the University of Texas after being rejected for admission. Jackson did not participate in the Harvard case because of her past affiliation with the university. The ruling did not explicitly say it was overruling landmark precedent upholding affirmative action.

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☆ Supreme Court ends affirmative action in college admissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that affirmative action in college admissions was unconstitutional. Earlier Supreme Court cases have upheld affirmative action — the practice of giving additional weight to applicants who belong to groups that have historically been the subject of discrimination — for four decades. Ever since former President Donald Trump cemented a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court, legal experts have expected the Supreme Court to do away with affirmative action altogether. Students for Fair Admissions brought two lawsuits that ended up before the Supreme Court last fall, against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, alleging they discriminated against white and Asian-American students. Every US college and university the justices attended, save one, urged the court to preserve race-conscious admissions.

Persons: —, Robert Blum, Donald Trump, Justice Thomas Roberts, Roberts, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayer, Kevin M, Jackson, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Kagan, Amy Coney Organizations: Harvard University, University of North, Service, Fair, Ivy League, Pacific, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Pew Research Center, Harvard, — Yale, Notre Dame, Rhodes College Locations: University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, States, America, American, Pacific Islander, California , Michigan, Washington, Arizona , Florida, Georgia , Nebraska , New Hampshire, Oklahoma, California, U.S, Princeton, Columbia, Memphis , Tennessee

☆ 'A tragedy for us all': Supreme Court Justice Jackson blasts majority's affirmative action ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson excoriated her colleagues who voted to strike down race-conscious college admissions policies, accusing the majority of "turning back the clock" on affirmative action. "With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces 'colorblindness for all' by legal fiat," Jackson wrote in a thundering dissent to the major court ruling Thursday. By all accounts, they are still stark," Jackson wrote. But if that is its motivation, the majority proceeds in vain," the justice wrote. Thursday's ruling dealt with two separate cases related to affirmative action policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina.

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☆ Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

watch nowThe Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional. Justice Clarence Thomas, a Black conservative who wrote a concurring opinion, said that the schools' affirmative action admissions policies "fly In the face of our colorblind constitution. In her dissent to the majority, liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is Black, called the ruling "truly a tragedy for us all." In doing so, she argued the Supreme Court "cements a superficial rule of colorblindness as a constitutional principle in an endemically segregated society where race has always mattered and continues to matter." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Getty Images

Persons: John Roberts, Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Chip Somodevilla, Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor, Sonia Sotomayor Getty Organizations: Harvard, University of North, U.S, Supreme, of Harvard College Locations: University of North Carolina, Washington ,

☆ Biden slams Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, says it cannot be 'the last word'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hammered the Supreme Court over its Thursday ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, saying the decision "walked away from decades of precedent." "We cannot let this decision be the last word," Biden said in a White House address. Speaking on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House" later Thursday, Biden said the current Supreme Court has "done more to unravel basic rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history." The Supreme Court ruled the affirmative action policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina to be unconstitutional. In her dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the majority was "turning back the clock" on affirmative action.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, hasn't, John Roberts, Roberts, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Jackson Organizations: U.S, Harvard University, University of North, White, WASHINGTON Locations: U.S ., University of North Carolina, Washington

Here is an explanation of the policies commonly known as affirmative action, their history and the possible consequences of the court's decision. In the context of higher education, affirmative action typically refers to admissions policies aimed at increasing the number of Black, Hispanic and other minority students on campus. Schools also employ recruitment programs and scholarship opportunities intended to boost diversity, but the Supreme Court litigation was focused on admissions. The Supreme Court decided two cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions, a group headed by Edward Blum, a conservative legal strategist who has spent years fighting affirmative action. HOW HAS THE SUPREME COURT RULED IN THE PAST?

Persons: Jonathan Drake, Edward Blum, Bakke, Lewis Powell, Powell, Blum, Joseph Ax, Will Dunham, Colleen Jenkins, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: University of North, REUTERS, U.S, Supreme, Colleges, Schools, National Association for College, Fair, Asian, University of California, Civil, University of, University of Texas, University of Michigan, Thomson Locations: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , North Carolina, U.S, Arizona , California, Florida , Idaho , Michigan , Nebraska , New Hampshire , Oklahoma, Washington, New York

In the context of higher education, affirmative action typically refers to admissions policies aimed at increasing the number of Black, Hispanic and other minority students on campus. The goal of race-conscious admissions policies is to increase student diversity in order to enhance the educational experience for all students. Schools also employ recruitment programs and scholarship opportunities intended to boost diversity, but the Supreme Court litigation was focused on admissions. The Supreme Court decided two cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions, a group headed by Edward Blum, a conservative legal strategist who has spent years fighting affirmative action. HOW HAS THE SUPREME COURT RULED IN THE PAST?

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☆ Harvard says it will comply with US Supreme Court ruling, preserve its values
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - Harvard University said on Thursday it will comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down its race-conscious student admissions programs in a way that will preserve its values on diversity and opportunity in higher education. "We will certainly comply with the Court’s decision," the prestigious university said in a statement. "In the weeks and months ahead, drawing on the talent and expertise of our Harvard community, we will determine how to preserve, consistent with the Court’s new precedent, our essential values." The Supreme Court ruling involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina was a sharp setback to affirmative action policies often used to increase the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority groups on campuses. The 386-year-old Ivy League school's top administrators issued a letter to the Harvard community that was essentially a reprimand to the high court.

Persons: Caitlin Webber, Doina, Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Harvard University, U.S, Supreme, Harvard, University of North, Ivy League school's, Thomson Locations: University of North Carolina

☆ The Supreme Court outlawed race-based admissions for colleges. Factoring in donors and legacy applications is still fine.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Chris Panella | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Their opinion said that colleges consider legacy status, athlete, financial aid eligibility, and race. Recruited athletes, legacy students, children of faculty and staff, children of honors, and other special recommendations remain lawful. Following the Supreme Court's decision, several lawmakers and former leaders voiced their displeasure with the ruling and how it maintained legacy admissions. "If SCOTUS was serious about their ludicrous "colorblindness" claims," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "they would have abolished legacy admissions, aka affirmative action for the privileged." They introduced a bill this legislative session that bans the practice of legacy admissions in New York colleges and universities, declaring them "discriminatory and inequitable."

Persons: SCOTUS, —, John Roberts —, Rep, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Andy Kim Organizations: Service, Harvard University, University of North, Harvard, UNC, of Economic Research Locations: University of North Carolina, Alexandria, New York

☆ The cult of Emily Oster
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Sarah Todd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

Emily Oster is sitting in the back of a car, checking her Garmin watch as we lurch through rush-hour traffic toward the Holland Tunnel. A self-described expert in data, Oster uses her economics training to dig into studies on things like circumcision and screen time and translate them for popular consumption. There doesn't seem to be much of a gap between the way Oster presents herself in her books and newsletters and the way she conducts her life. Unsurprisingly, economics informs every aspect of the way Oster sees the world. When Oster was a toddler, her mother told a Yale colleague that Oster often talked to herself before falling asleep.

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☆ I'm taking Harvard's free 6-week course on happiness—here's what I hope to learn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Less than two years after finishing graduate school, I've found myself signing up for what may be my most unique class yet: a course called "Managing Happiness," led by Harvard University professor, Arthur Brooks. As a health and wellness reporter, I've noticed that people can't help but feel drawn to articles about happiness. But most of us struggle to understand how to maintain it — a dilemma that this Harvard course will hopefully shed some light on. The online module is free of charge for audit only, until March 27, 2024, and receiving a verified certificate from the university will cost you $229. It's a self-paced course, but must be completed within six weeks if you don't want to lose access to its materials and the progress you've made.

Persons: I've, Arthur Brooks Organizations: Harvard University, Harvard

☆ The Fed pause represents a compromise among the committee, says Harvard's Daniel Tarullo
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Fed pause represents a compromise among the committee, says Harvard's Daniel TarulloDaniel Tarullo, former Fed governor and Harvard Law School professor, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the use of dot plots as a signaling device, the Fed's hawkish pause, and expectations for additional rate increases in July.

Persons: Harvard's Daniel Tarullo Daniel Tarullo Organizations: Harvard Law School

June 14 (Reuters) - The former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School was among five people indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday over allegations they stole and sold body parts from cadavers donated to the school, federal prosecutors said. The buyers mostly resold the body parts, prosecutors said. A sixth person was previously charged in Arkansas in the same investigation on suspicion of stealing body parts from a mortuary she worked for, prosecutors said. People whose body parts were sold had volunteered their remains to be used to educate medical professionals, Karam said. The Harvard Medical School cooperated with the investigation, he said.

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REUTERS/Katherine Taylor/File PhotoWASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - A former Harvard University professor was sentenced on Wednesday to six months' house arrest for lying about his ties to a China-run recruitment program, prosecutors said, in one of the highest-profile cases resulting from a crackdown on Chinese influence on U.S. research. Lieber was sentenced to two days in prison - time that he had already served following his arrest - and half a year of house arrest with a fine of $50,000, prosecutors said. He was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and a restitution to the Internal Revenue Service of $33,600, according to prosecutors. The failed cases included another one in Boston in which prosecutors in January 2022 dropped charges against Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Gang Chen for concealing his ties to China when seeking grant money. Prosecutors said Lieber failed to report his salary on his 2013 and 2014 income tax returns and for two years failed to report the bank account.

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