Harvard, MIT Use Law To Limit Legal Payouts While Sitting On Endowments Worth Billions

Reporting

Harvard, MIT Use Law To Limit Legal Payouts While Sitting On Endowments Worth Billions

1 sourceUpdated Jun 11, 2025

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have leaned on a century-old law to avoid paying out large sums in lawsuits despite having billion-dollar endowments, legal records show. President…

In this story:

Claim check

What each side asserts, disputes — or leaves out entirely.

Analyzing the coverage…

Where do you land?

Whose framing of this story rings truest to you?

Coverage

Independent Journal ReviewOtherHarvard, MIT Use Law To Limit Legal Payouts While Sitting On Endowments Worth Billions

Comments

Ask this story anything:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

See every side of every story.

Create a free account for your Daily Brief, bias dashboard, and stories outside your bubble. No card needed.

Get started free