Ivy League

Harvard, already the nation’s wealthiest university, grew its endowment to more than $53 billion in the latest fiscal year, the Ivy League school reported in its annual financial report released Thursday. The $11.3 billion in growth over the the previous fiscal year was driven by a 33.6% return on its investments. N.P. “Narv” Narvekar, the CEO of Harvard Management Co.,…

The Ivy League is returning to the playing fields this fall with plans for a full football season even as the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread

The Ivy League announced on Thursday that it would be canceling all winter sports as a result of surging coronavirus cases, making them the first Division I conference to cancel winter sports this year.

The Ivy League became the first Division I conference to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball.

The Ivy League has decided not to conduct intercollegiate athletics competition this upcoming winter season. Competition for spring sports is also postponed through at least the end of February, the Ivy League Council of Presidents said in a statement. The Ivy League voted unanimously to cancel the winter season. They also announced that competition for fall sports during the upcoming…

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The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the coronavirus outbreak is better controlled by then.

The Ivy League is cancelling all spring athletics due to the coronavirus outbreak. After announcing Tuesday that it would cancel conference basketball tournaments to prevent the COVID-19 spread, the Ivy League announced in a statement on Wednesday that it will cancel all spring athletics practices and competition throughout the remainder of the academic year. “With further developments in the outbreak…

The Ivy League is canceling its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Usually students storm the field after their team wins the game, but on Saturday protesters just waited until the end of halftime at the Yale-Harvard football game. Some refused to get off the field, leading to a delay in the game and their arrests.

Officials say 50 people have been charged with disorderly conduct after a protest interrupted a football game between archrivals Harvard and Yale.

Yale versus Harvard. It’s not just a game it’s, “The Game.” Around 60,000 fans are expected at the historic Yale Bowl Saturday, many coming from out of state, creating excitement and not just for football fans.

The custom of tailgating can be traced back to 1906 at Yale.

The 136th meeting between Yale and Harvard football is just two days away. And with a tradition simply called “The Game,” it’s no surprise more than a football rivalry has history at Yale. Before The Game, it’s “the tailgate” and that’s been around almost as long as the annual Ivy League showdown.

The University of Pennsylvania has canceled the remainder of their women’s volleyball season after discovering what the university calls “offensive” posters in the team’s locker room.

Yale University is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a coeducational school.

Rawlings suffered a leg injury midway through last season and missed the team’s last four games.

Former Navy SEAL James Hatch says heading to class as a freshman at Yale University is just about as nerve-wracking as preparing for the uncertainty of combat. At 52 years old, Hatch does not fit the profile of the traditional Yale freshman. “My experience in academia is somewhat limited, at best,” he said. “But I want to learn, and I...

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Brown University is giving honorary degrees to actor John Krasinski and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns during its 251st commencement ceremony.