Harvard created windfall from bringing executives back to school

By Janet Lori
Published 9 Min Read

Harvard University is drawing an increasing share of its revenue from helping businesspeople beef up their résumés, giving America’s oldest institution of higher learning a lifeline as it confronts its largest-ever crisis.

Years before the Trump administration halted billions of dollars in federal funding over allegations of antisemitism, discrimination and a lack of differing viewpoints on campus, the wealthiest U.S. university had been putting a greater emphasis on professional and executive education.

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