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As Facebook Files for Its IPO, a Look Back
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On Thursday, Facebook finally filed for its IPO. As the site that made it possible for you to reconnect with your third-grade girlfriend moves into the next phase of its life, we decided to look back at some of the high points in Facebook's brief but captivating history.
Whether you're a famous singer, comedian or movie star, it never hurts to have a backup plan. Little surprise, then, that many entertainers have also pursued graduate degrees. But while some went for the obvious educational path, these 10 performers chose far more surprising options.
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When Steve Jobs dropped out of college, he didn't stop going to classes -- he just stopped paying for them. But when he audited a class, he had to be there. Today, you don't -- it's all online.
CNN host Eliot Spitzer, the former New York governor who resigned amid a prostitution scandal, was rejected for membership at the Harvard Club in New York City. The club rarely turns down qualified candidates, and Spitzer is a Harvard Law School graduate.
Larry Summers to Step Down as White House Economic Adviser
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After the midterm elections in November, Summers is expected to relinquish his role as President Obama's National Economic Council director and return to Harvard University.
Harvard No Longer in Talks to Sell Real Estate to China Fund
7:55AM 9/10/2010
Harvard University is no longer in talks to sell real estate stakes to China's sovereign wealth fund, Bloomberg News reported.
The school had been in talks with China Investment Corp. regarding the sale of real estate stakes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Bloomberg News reported without...
Money, it seems, just might be able to buy you a bit of happiness this holiday season. Or so says research from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University.
The good news: It doesn't matter how much you make, because you can spend as little as $5 to get happy. But there's a catch:...
Yale cuts tuition for middle-class families
5:30PM 1/14/2008
Middle-class parents rejoiced when Harvard University announced that it would only charge up to 10% of a family's income (those making between $60 up to $180K) for tuition. Not to be outdone, Yale University today announced it would cut help middle and lower-middle class students as well, by...
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