Jordan Peterson
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And if any of you out there listening are donating money to Harvard or any of the other Ivy League institutions, well, first of all, and thinking about sending your children there, first of all, you could give Hillsdale a real consideration, both in terms of donations and enrollment. Yeah, and you could also think about educating your children with Peterson Academy.
It's a hell of a lot cheaper, and the professors are a lot better, and they're not ideologically warped. So that's something. Okay, so Harvard also doesn't really use its endowment to a great degree to fund its researchers or its student costs. So it relies on $2.2 billion in federal grants and contracts annually
It's a hell of a lot cheaper, and the professors are a lot better, and they're not ideologically warped. So that's something. Okay, so Harvard also doesn't really use its endowment to a great degree to fund its researchers or its student costs. So it relies on $2.2 billion in federal grants and contracts annually
It's a hell of a lot cheaper, and the professors are a lot better, and they're not ideologically warped. So that's something. Okay, so Harvard also doesn't really use its endowment to a great degree to fund its researchers or its student costs. So it relies on $2.2 billion in federal grants and contracts annually
Only 5% of the endowment is unrestricted, which limits Harvard's ability to replace federal funds, for example. Now, let's also point out that the costs to students are extremely high at places like Harvard. So tuition, 2024-2025 tuition room and board is essentially $83,000, with 55% of undergraduates receiving financial aid.
Only 5% of the endowment is unrestricted, which limits Harvard's ability to replace federal funds, for example. Now, let's also point out that the costs to students are extremely high at places like Harvard. So tuition, 2024-2025 tuition room and board is essentially $83,000, with 55% of undergraduates receiving financial aid.
Only 5% of the endowment is unrestricted, which limits Harvard's ability to replace federal funds, for example. Now, let's also point out that the costs to students are extremely high at places like Harvard. So tuition, 2024-2025 tuition room and board is essentially $83,000, with 55% of undergraduates receiving financial aid.
The endowment funds $749 million in financial aid, but critics argue this is insufficient given the endowment's size. Taxing just 1% of the endowment could make community college free for all Massachusetts students. Yes. So that's an interesting little fact. Okay. I've... What? Cynics believe that Harvard has actually become an endowment with a university as a somewhat ineffective appendage.
The endowment funds $749 million in financial aid, but critics argue this is insufficient given the endowment's size. Taxing just 1% of the endowment could make community college free for all Massachusetts students. Yes. So that's an interesting little fact. Okay. I've... What? Cynics believe that Harvard has actually become an endowment with a university as a somewhat ineffective appendage.
The endowment funds $749 million in financial aid, but critics argue this is insufficient given the endowment's size. Taxing just 1% of the endowment could make community college free for all Massachusetts students. Yes. So that's an interesting little fact. Okay. I've... What? Cynics believe that Harvard has actually become an endowment with a university as a somewhat ineffective appendage.
And I think there's some real truth in that. Now, we also have to understand that Harvard is being used as a test case, right? There are much broader issues at stake here than Harvard against Trump. Do we think that... If you're someone... If you're someone who leans classically liberal or classically conservative, then it's actually Harvard against you.
And I think there's some real truth in that. Now, we also have to understand that Harvard is being used as a test case, right? There are much broader issues at stake here than Harvard against Trump. Do we think that... If you're someone... If you're someone who leans classically liberal or classically conservative, then it's actually Harvard against you.
And I think there's some real truth in that. Now, we also have to understand that Harvard is being used as a test case, right? There are much broader issues at stake here than Harvard against Trump. Do we think that... If you're someone... If you're someone who leans classically liberal or classically conservative, then it's actually Harvard against you.
And it's not just Harvard, it's the Ivy Leagues. And it's not just the Ivy Leagues, it's higher education as such. And so this battle between Harvard and Trump is a battle between the elite educational institutions that essentially dominated the education selection of people in leadership positions for the last 50 years and you. And so that's partly why you need to pay attention.
And it's not just Harvard, it's the Ivy Leagues. And it's not just the Ivy Leagues, it's higher education as such. And so this battle between Harvard and Trump is a battle between the elite educational institutions that essentially dominated the education selection of people in leadership positions for the last 50 years and you. And so that's partly why you need to pay attention.
And it's not just Harvard, it's the Ivy Leagues. And it's not just the Ivy Leagues, it's higher education as such. And so this battle between Harvard and Trump is a battle between the elite educational institutions that essentially dominated the education selection of people in leadership positions for the last 50 years and you. And so that's partly why you need to pay attention.
The administration has frozen $2.2 billion in multi-year research grants and $60 million in contracts, threatening up to $9 billion in total funding, Harvard's tax-exempt status, and its ability to enroll foreign students. So these are pretty severe sanctions that the Trump administration has at least threatened to levy against Harvard.
The administration has frozen $2.2 billion in multi-year research grants and $60 million in contracts, threatening up to $9 billion in total funding, Harvard's tax-exempt status, and its ability to enroll foreign students. So these are pretty severe sanctions that the Trump administration has at least threatened to levy against Harvard.
The administration has frozen $2.2 billion in multi-year research grants and $60 million in contracts, threatening up to $9 billion in total funding, Harvard's tax-exempt status, and its ability to enroll foreign students. So these are pretty severe sanctions that the Trump administration has at least threatened to levy against Harvard.
These measures aim to force compliance with demands to eliminate DEI, which we already discussed, audit viewpoint diversity. I don't like that word much, viewpoint diversity, because it allows the progressives to maintain their claim that diversity should be one of the selection criteria for hiring instead of just merit.