Harvard University

US university that settled a $53 million lawsuit over cadaver mishandling at its medical school and appointed Dr Ernest Addison as a senior research fellow.

2026-04-272026-10-07

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June 2026
6 JunDaily Guide
… Teachers and parents reinforce this with statements such as: “Only serious students go to this school or study this course.” Let me share my personal experience on this subject I attended “Harvard.” Not Harvard University in the United States that many imagine, but Harvard Colleg …
I Attended Harvard – Just Not the One You Think: Rethinking Success, Career Paths and School Labels in Ghana
2 JunJoy Online
… Before joining York University, DDrBoateng built an impressive academic foundation through appointments at the University of Texas at Arlington and prestigious postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University, Northwestern University, and Cornell University. …
From Ghana to Global Health Leadership: How Dr Godfred Boateng is transforming health equity and saving lives across the world
May 2026
13 MayBusiness & Financial Times
… Hippolyte Fofack, a former chief economist at the African Export-Import Bank, is Parker Fellow at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network at Columbia University, a research associate at Harvard University’s Center for African Studies, a distinguished fellow at the Global Fe …
How Africa can escape the debt trap
11 MayJoy Online
… Harvard University economist Carmen Reinhart has repeatedly observed in her sovereign debt research that during periods of economic crisis, public institutions often absorb hidden financial scars long before broader macroeconomic stability fully returns. …
Guardian or Casualty? How BoG paid the price for economic stabilisation
April 2026
27 AprBusiness & Financial Times
… Universities benchmark themselves against institutions like University of Oxford and Harvard University. …
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Opinion

Long-term perspective and planning drive economic success

The News

Citing Harvard sociologist Edward Banfield's 1970 study, the article argues that the primary factor determining financial success and upward mobility is "long time perspective"—the practice of considering future consequences in present decisions. People who plan further ahead are more likely to achieve greatly in life, as exemplified by professionals like doctors who invest years in training before achieving stable earnings.

24 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 24 September

Long-term perspective and planning drive economic success
Citing Harvard sociologist Edward Banfield's 1970 study, the article argues that the primary factor determining financial success and upward mobility is "long time perspective"—the practice of considering future consequences in present decisions. People who plan further ahead are more likely to achieve greatly in life, as exemplified by professionals like doctors who invest years in training before achieving stable earnings.
24 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Wednesday 23 September

Twenty-six US colleges hold admissions fair in Kumasi and Accra
Twenty-six accredited US colleges and universities will hold an EducationUSA College Fair in Kumasi and Accra, offering Ghanaian students information on admissions, tuition, scholarships, student visas and study opportunities, with participants able to interact directly with university representatives. The fair is open to undergraduate and graduate applicants, parents, school counsellors and professionals considering further studies, and attending officials said prospective students should not feel pressured to have perfect test scores or completed applications before attending.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
EducationUSA advises students to explore athletic scholarships
EducationUSA has encouraged Ghanaian students seeking higher education in the United States to look beyond academic scholarships and consider athletic scholarships and other financial assistance. About 30 accredited U.S. colleges and universities will participate in an EducationUSA college fair in Ghana, where students can directly engage with university representatives on admissions, scholarships, and visa requirements.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 17 September

World Bank appoints Nobel laureate Michael Kremer as chief economist
The World Bank named Nobel Prize–winning economist Michael Kremer as its chief economist, succeeding Indermit Gill. Kremer, a University of Chicago professor who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on experimental approaches to poverty alleviation, begins the role on October 1.
17 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 20 August

Harvard settles $53 million lawsuit over cadaver parts theft
Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits by families whose relatives' bodies were mishandled by a former morgue manager who stole and sold body parts on the black market. Cedric Lodge, who managed Harvard Medical School's morgue for nearly three decades, was sentenced to eight years in prison in December 2023 after stealing and selling organs, heads, faces, brains, skin and hands from donated cadavers since 2018.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 18 August

Harvard appoints former Bank of Ghana Governor Ernest Addison
Former Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Ernest Addison has been appointed a Short-Term Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University's Centre for International Development and Centre for African Studies. He will lead four seminar sessions in October drawing on his eight-year tenure managing macroeconomic policies, financial sector reforms, and Ghana's response to major economic shocks including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 6 August

Nana Benyin launches manifesto in NPP Germany chairmanship race
Dr. Nana Benyin Enninful has launched a manifesto ahead of NPP Germany Branch elections scheduled for 8 August, presenting a programme to revive chapters, empower members and strengthen the Branch's influence within the party. The manifesto launch, themed "Honouring Our Tradition, Shaping Our Future," is described as historic for external-branch contests, which traditionally have lacked formal written policy platforms.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 15 July

Journalists must pursue truth beyond facts, says Harvard lecturer
Prof Christopher Rhodes, a lecturer at Harvard University, urged journalists to remain committed to both facts and truth, arguing that journalism's role in promoting democratic accountability extends beyond reporting verified information. Speaking at the State of Journalism, Media and Communication Conference 2026, he reflected on newspapers' historic role in Ghana's independence struggle and challenged journalists to uphold truth amid democratic backsliding and misinformation.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Media shaped American Revolution, birth of modern democracy
Harvard lecturer Prof Christopher Rhodes, speaking at the State of Journalism, Media, and Communication Conference 2026, argued that journalists and newspapers were key forces in driving the American Revolution and shaping modern democracy, roles whose historical significance has often been overlooked.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 24 June

Climate change threatens cocoa farmers' health and productivity in Ghana
Researchers at a policy breakfast in Accra warned that climate change is affecting cocoa farmers' health, well-being, and productivity as much as cocoa trees, calling for Ghana's cocoa policy to shift focus from production alone to the farmers themselves.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 6 June

Ghana's education culture overvalues school prestige, undermines alternative paths
An opinion piece prompted by recent social media debate about the National Science and Maths Quiz argues that Ghana has normalised ranking human worth based on schools attended and career prestige, creating a hierarchy that undervalues less prestigious institutions and creative or technical pathways.
6 June 2026 · Daily Guide →

Tuesday 2 June

Ghanaian scholar leads global health equity research
Dr Godfred Boateng, a Ghanaian-born academic, is conducting research across Canada, the United States, and ten African countries on health equity and social determinants of health, influencing policy and empowering vulnerable communities.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 13 May

Africa's debt crisis rooted in global financial system asymmetries
Despite Africa representing nearly one-fifth of global population but less than 3% of sovereign debt—lower ratios than Europe, the US, and Japan—many African countries remain trapped in debt cycles due to structural inequalities in global finance that limit access to affordable, long-term capital and force reliance on costly, short-term, market-based borrowing in foreign currencies.
13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Monday 11 May

Bank of Ghana reported GH¢15.6 billion loss in 2025
The Bank of Ghana reported a GH¢15.6 billion loss for 2025 alongside deepening negative equity, with observers questioning whether the central bank's stabilization efforts during Ghana's economic turbulence have left it financially weakened despite contributing to easing inflation, exchange rate stability, and improved investor confidence.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 27 April

Ghana's development constrained by colonial narrative, not colonialism itself
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's main economic constraint is not colonialism's legacy but the intellectual comfort that blaming colonialism provides, and that the country is increasingly filtering economic and institutional questions through a colonial lens rather than addressing root causes.
27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →