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A comment on Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes. Parent comment

Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by jakelazaroff on Monday April 14, 2025 @10:13PM (#43688383)
Most of it is not discretionary, no matter what words random Internet commenters use to describe it.
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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by firesteelrain on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @01:23AM (#43689210)
I am replying to the GP. GP must be mistaken. It was Harvard’s choice to operate this way financially
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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by jakelazaroff on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @11:24AM (#43694141)
I understand. I am saying they are correct that much of Harvard's endowment is not discretionary, even if they accidentally used a term that implies that it is.
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