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Consolidated Financial Statement 2024: $3.541B
Nitro cold brew is bubbling up in coffee shops almost everywhere. The nitrogen-infused beverage became one of the hottest new offerings for coffee lovers looking for something different. The cold brew — made by steeping coffee grinds in cold water for multiple hours — is dispensed from a stout tap, similar to what you’d find at your local bar.
WBUR City Space | Campus Planning & Operations
Meet Ria McGuire (@BU_CAS’25), Student CEO of Saxbys café inside the CDS building. We talked to McGuire about her responsibilities, her time at BU, and how this experience will aid her as she prepares to graduate. ☕
Her story ➡️ https://t.co/UZUBOt8rLh pic.twitter.com/gKbcDolzu6
— Boston University (@BU_Tweets) November 24, 2024
City Journal (February 6): “The Downfall of Ibram X. Kendi”
Discusses the collapse of Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, alleging mismanagement of $55 million with minimal research output. Describes Kendi as a “symbol of the BLM era’s destructive passions” and notes his move to Howard University.
BU’s 2024 #GivingTuesday will support several programs, including several scholarship funds and campus resources, including BU’s Newbury Center, LGBTQIA+Student Resource Center, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), and more.
Details ➡️https://t.co/lvUgazyjVA pic.twitter.com/ceLI57tspe
— Boston University (@BU_Tweets) December 3, 2024
Consolidated Financial Statements – June 2024: Net Position $19.548B (Page 4)
The Temple of Zeus is a popular café located in the Groos Family Atrium of Klarman Hall at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Established in 1964, it began as a modest coffee and donut operation in a basement storage room in Goldwin Smith Hall, designed as a neutral space for students and faculty to meet. The café’s name comes from plaster casts of statues from the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, purchased by Andrew Dickson White in 1881, some of which still decorate the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center and Klarman Hall atrium.
Since moving to Klarman Hall in 2016, the café has grown significantly, serving nearly 900 customers daily. It offers a menu focused on healthy, locally sourced food, including creative soups (like Choklay’s Lentil, Tomato Garlic, and Curried Cauliflower), made-to-order sandwiches, salads, and baked goods. Beverages include locally roasted Copper Horse Coffee and Gimme Coffee, with a discount for bringing your own mug. The café is known for its vegetarian and vegan options, yogurt from Ithaca Milk, and seasonal fruit from local growers.
The current space is bright and spacious with 170 seats, a stark contrast to its original dingy basement setting with recycled Navy ROTC furniture. It’s a vibrant hub for students and faculty, fostering a communal atmosphere. The café employs four full-time staff, two student managers, and 50 student workers, and is managed by Keith Mercovich, who emphasizes high-quality, healthy food. It operates Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and is closed on weekends.
Historically, it was a gathering spot for notable faculty like Archie Ammons and Roald Hoffmann, and it remains a cherished part of Cornell’s campus culture, with a 2017 petition ensuring its name remained unchanged despite rumors of a potential rename. The café also faced a temporary closure in 2020 but reopened with a simplified menu focusing on classics like soups and scones.
For these two Cornellians, sustainable travel is in the “bag.”
Married couple Quinn Cox ’’5 and Lilia Karimi ;15 pioneered a simple — but ingenious — way for hotel guests to donate unwanted items
Read more about their efforts and how it all started on the Hill at… pic.twitter.com/WrLmLQZw5I
— Cornell University (@Cornell) June 5, 2025
University of Michigan Net Position 2024: $22.335 billion
Michigan Central | Michigan West | Michigan Upper Peninsula | Michigan East
Bert Askwith worked his way through college shuttling students to and from Detroit Metropolitan Airport until his graduation in 1931; when two semester tuition cost $300. With no student debt he founded and grew Campus Coach Lines that still provides the same services at many other US campuses. He donated part of his fortune to establish a cafe in the Undergraduate Library; which now serves an expanding and bewildering catalog of caffeine-based drinks found in educational settlements worldwide.
The caffeine spectrum pic.twitter.com/QYhq6Rppsc
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 3, 2024
Cafelinne | Annual Financial Reports 2019-2024
Glad midsommar from the Hahne family! 🇸🇪
For over 1,000 years, our people have gathered to celebrate light, life, and tradition.
We’re proud to pass this heritage on to our children. pic.twitter.com/8goBccL6ts— William Hahne (@William_Hahne) June 20, 2025
University students at restaurant ‘Flustrets’, Uppsala, Sweden 1896.
by inColorizedHistory
Nu finns en uppdaterad IT-standard som ska bidra till effektivare, säkrare dataflöde i skolan och enklare administration. Den erbjuds kostnadsfritt av SIS genom ett avtal med @Skolverket.https://t.co/QfDv2YxDci pic.twitter.com/WyYiRCuVsQ
— Svenska institutet för standarder, SIS (@svenskstandard) November 24, 2020
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“I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk
that keep the darkness at bay.”
— J.R. R. Tolkein
Annual Report and Accounts 2023/24: £1.310 billion
Tolkien, author of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” completed his studies at the University of Birmingham in 1915. He graduated with first-class honors in English Language and Literature. After graduation, Tolkien went on to serve in World War I before embarking on his distinguished career as a writer and academic.
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Old Joe Clocktower | Fixing Old Joe
Roger Scruton “Why Intellectuals are Mostly Left”
coffee shop 🍪☕ pic.twitter.com/W8EOY5auQu
— 𝙳𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚊𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚊 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚜 (@AcademiaDreams) May 23, 2024
One in every two jobs in the West Midlands are filled by university graduates as latest @UniversitiesUK data shows how crucial universities are to the UK industrial strategyhttps://t.co/hJLrqXs2D2 pic.twitter.com/yZkZ3bJWv1
— Uni of Birmingham (@unibirmingham) March 10, 2025
Our researchers have found that banning phones in schools doesn’t improve students’ mental health and wellbeing. However, increased phone and social media use correlated with negative impacts. Addressing use both in and out of school is crucial. Read more: https://t.co/OrMdq735f5 pic.twitter.com/hkuuqGnQ8q
— Uni of Birmingham (@unibirmingham) February 5, 2025
Standards Iowa | Iowa Facilities Management | “John Francis Rague– Pioneer Architect of Iowa”
American Sign Language Coffee Chat | Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
The University of Iowa is home to the only nationally endorsed Child Life program in Iowa. pic.twitter.com/iIzWEJxAkO
— University of Iowa (@uiowa) February 17, 2025
.@uihealthcare is a top hospital for maternity care according to U.S. News & World Report. Our hospital is ranked as “High Performing,” the highest rank available. 💛 pic.twitter.com/Cbuv53mBkJ
— University of Iowa (@uiowa) December 30, 2024
Library of Congress: Scandinavian Migration to “New Sweden, Iowa”
Staying warm the Hawkeye way pic.twitter.com/L2jOUAcdUZ
— University of Iowa (@uiowa) December 13, 2024
Standards Indiana | Indiana University Total Net Position: $5.223B
Evie Mendelsohn: Campus Symphony – The Art and Architecture of Indiana University
“Beau Soir” 1878 Claude Debussy
Abhik Mazuimder & Bryson Karrer
Indiana University @IUJSoM
print(“Evensong”)https://t.co/vgfbVyudWM pic.twitter.com/fznFUJZHMK— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) September 26, 2022
I taught these boys (grown men!) when they were just 6 and now they are graduating from college 😮 pic.twitter.com/eNmVf6HiXy
— Sarah Oberle (@S_Oberle) May 21, 2024
New update alert! The 2022 update to the Trademark Assignment Dataset is now available online. Find 1.29 million trademark assignments, involving 2.28 million unique trademark properties issued by the USPTO between March 1952 and January 2023: https://t.co/njrDAbSpwB pic.twitter.com/GkAXrHoQ9T
— USPTO (@uspto) July 13, 2023
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