Ginia Bellafante

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Ginia Bellafante

Inspired by the civil rights movement, Manhattan Country School educated the children of aristocrats and undocumented immigrants. Then it got into real estate. In early October, parents at Manhattan Country School were panicked to find out in the pages of the business press that their school faced foreclosure.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ginia Bellafante

When the law firm Paul Weiss cut a deal with the Trump administration, a new kind of activist emerged. Since late March, for several hours nearly every weekday, Olga Hartwell has quietly stood outside the UBS building at 1285 Sixth Avenue, headquarters of the law firm Paul Weiss, with signs that say things like "Paul Weiss Lawyers, Please Stand Up for the Rule of Law." Often she is accompanied by her husband, Chris Hartwell, who has his own signs.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ginia Bellafante |Kholood Eid

Big CITYThe ephemeral, exquisite antidote to doomscrolling. Credit... On the first warm night of spring, at the end of a particularly draining day of work and news, a friend texted to see if I wanted to come over for a drink on her deck. There was an urgency in the message - When? Now! She was gathering whomever might be around, which on a Thursday night at about 7:30 turned out to be three other people.

1 month ago | einvestidor.estadao.com.br | Ginia Bellafante

Entre as muitas distinções da Universidade de Harvard, está o fato de ser a corporação mais antiga em atividade no Hemisfério Ocidental. Essa designação tem origem em uma carta patente que autorizava um Conselho de dirigentes a supervisionar as finanças, propriedades e recebimento de doações da faculdade. CONTINUA APÓS A PUBLICIDADE Perto da morte em 1638, John Harvard, um ministro puritano, deixou metade de sua herança para a instituição que logo passaria a levar seu nome.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Ginia Bellafante

The Trump administration's war on elite universities has forced them to consider whether it's ever worth dipping into the trust. Among Harvard University's many distinctions remains the fact it is the oldest continuing corporation in the Western Hemisphere. The designation originates in a charter, authorizing a board of officers to oversee the college's finances, property and receipt of gifts.