Harvard the (Fake) Infomercial

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Harvard the (Fake) Infomercial

Lawrence Summers’ derivative bets may have cost Harvard $11 billion, but we didn’t see this coming. America’s premier training ground for millionaires and unabombers has resorted to late night infomercials. Ever consider a career in bonuses? Act now!

Don’t get too excited. This is (obviously) fake. —PZS

[The Chronicle of Higher Education via Larry’s List]

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By Anne, February 20, 2010 at 9:14 am Link to this comment
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No worry even the Ivy League schools can’t bestow “Common Sense”, without it they are doomed…

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By Chris, November 19, 2009 at 11:57 am Link to this comment
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Funny but true. Anyone the Ivy League mafia produces ends up holding the reins of power (e.g. White House, the Fed). There are little to no individuals working in “power positions” that are not from Ivy League Schools (e.g. Harvard, Yale, Princeton).

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