Given what universities charge, they should more than be able to cover comfortable salaries for all researchers so they never need to worry about going broke. Tenure is a very useful tool!

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genewitch 4 months ago | parent [-]

What are Harvard's coffers up to these days? Over 2bn? IIRC that's free and clear.

	▲	goalieca 4 months ago \| parent [-]
		> The Harvard University endowment, valued at $50.7 billion as of June 30, 2023,[1] is the largest academic endowment in the world.