Tag: Amherst College

The Legacy Dilemma: What to Do About Privileges for the Privileged?

Alumni of many colleges are wrestling with whether the practice of legacy admissions should survive after the Supreme Court gutted race-based admissions programs.

The Unknown Hedge Fund That Got $400 Million From Sam Bankman-Fried

After the collapse of FTX, prosecutors and lawyers have scrutinized its discredited founder’s huge investment in Modulo Capital.

A Year After Mass Protest, Cubans Face Stark Choice: ‘Prison or Exile’

Thousands of Cubans took to the streets last July protesting economic misery. A year later, hundreds are in jail and the financial crisis has only worsened.