{
  "id": 279316,
  "title": "Harvard rejected him; he found a grammar error and rejected the rejection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/harvard-rejected-him-he-found-a-grammar-error-and-rejected-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/in-1981-harvard-rejected-paul-devlin-he-spotted-a-grammatical-error-rejected-the-rejection-and-had-his-response-published-in-the-new-york-times/articleshow/133034384.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 1981, high school student Paul Devlin responded to Harvard University's rejection letter by rejecting its rejection instead. Inspired by a grammatical error in Harvard's letter, his witty reply was published byThe New York Times. More than four decades later, the letter has resurfaced online and continues to entertain readers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}