Comment by yieldcrv

> For three-quarters of a century, the federal government has awarded grants and contracts to Harvard and other universities

yep. stop doing that. your university is nearly half a millennium old, and everything from the last century will be a footnote. you are a networking ground for upper class society, not an upwards mobility machine for the plebians. just go back to your roots and you won't have any of these issues.

> These partnerships are among the most productive and beneficial in American history.

privately fund it now that its a proven method. this obviously won't be controversial in the future. if its economically impossible then it won't happen, the end.