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Trump Seeks $1B in Damages from Harvard University

Published FEB 3

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Above: The Harvard University Coat of Arms on the front of the Harvard Business School building in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 25, 2025. Image credit: Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 40% chance that Harvard University will announce an end to preferential legacy admissions before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.