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A Caduceus with one snake ready to attack the other.

The Rapid Rise — and Precarious Future — of the Medical University

For decades, health care subsidized research and reputation. Now that model is cracking.

by John R. Thelin, Neal H. Hutchens via The Chronicle of Higher Education on August 6, 2025

Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX at a House hearing in 2021.

‘Effective Altruism’ Isn’t As Newfangled As It Seems

Times have changed since the days of Carnegie and Rockefeller, but much in philanthropy has remained the same.

by John R. Thelin, Richard W. Trollinger via Made By History on February 6, 2023

Student loan debt activists rally outside the White House a day after President Biden announced a plan that would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 a year in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2022.

The 50-Year Path That Left Millions Drowning in Student Loan Debt

How new student loan programs turned students into consumers — and ignited a competition among universities that left them drowning in debt.

by John R. Thelin via Made By History on September 13, 2022

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