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Harvard had no choice but to let Gay step down, private equity say

Bill Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund exec, calls for Penny Pritzker, Harvard Corp’s board chair, to resign

Fortune

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman takes aim at DEI 'ideology' after Harvard president's resignation, claiming it's anti-capitalist

“Under DEI’s ideology,” Ackman wrote, “Capitalism is racist, Advanced Placement exams are racist, IQ tests are racist, corporations are racist."

Fortune

‘A bully’: the billionaire who led calls for Claudine Gay’s Harvard exit

US hedge fund manager Bill Ackman posts 4,000-word screed decrying ‘racism against white people’ after Gay’s departure

The Guardian - US

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Bill Ackman blasts Harvard diversity policy in 4,000 word essay

The Pershing Square CEO, himself a Havard alumnus, posted a 4,000 missive on X in which he called for overhaul of university’s board

The Independent UK

Harvard prez resigns, citing attacks

“This is an attack on every Black woman in this country who’s put a crack in the glass ceiling," says Al Sharpton

Salon

Harvard's Affirmative Action Hire Gets the Boot

Plus: Trump sues over ballot access, the CCP tells people to have sex, and more...

Reason

With Harvard’s Gay gone, billionaire speculator Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president—and DEI

The activist investor behind the Pershing Square hedge fund blames diversity, equity, and inclusion policies for the spread of anti-Semitism on college campuses.

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Powerful donors managed to push out Harvard’s Claudine Gay. But at what cost?

Not until now have major donors so brazenly used their financial influence to hound presidents out of office

The Guardian - US

Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns amid controversies surrounding Israel-Hamas conflict

Discover the latest news on Claudine Gay's resignation as president of Harvard University. Find out the reasons behind her departure and the ensuing contro...

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What do universities owe their big donors? Less than you might think, explain 2 nonprofit law experts

Exchanging gifts with family and friends can become fraught with contradictory emotions. Instead of gratitude, the recipients of expensive gifts may wind up feeling indebted to the givers. And the givers can have regrets too.

The Conversation

Bill Ackman condemns doxxing of Harvard president’s home after antisemitism hearing saga

Non-profit news watchdog Accuracy in Media deployed four billboard-bearing trucks outside Claudine Gay’s home on Tuesday and Wednesday

The Independent UK

House passes resolution condemning college presidents’ comments in antisemitism hearing

Lawmakers approved the resolution in a 303-126 vote, with 125 Democrats and one Republican voting against the measure

The Independent UK

Students left silenced by speech debates

It may seem nonsensical to say that calls for genocide are protected speech but colleges are in a tough spot

Salon

Billionaire denies ‘resentment’ toward Harvard after failing to oust president

Comment comes after the Harvard board announced that university president Claudine Gay would keep her job

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Why a billionaire set out to topple the heads of America’s top schools

The hedge-fund billionaire has allied with right-wing activists and Republicans in Congress to pressure universities, but some students and faculty say he’s gone too far, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Harvard president’s adviser pushes back on accusations she plagiarised his work

Claudine Gay was accused of plagiarising ‘multiple sections’ of her 1997 PhD thesis on the success of Black politicians

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Harvard faculty sign letter supporting president after UPenn head resigns

Calls are growing for Claudine Gay to resign after UPenn President Liz Magill stepped down over the weekend

The Independent UK

Harvard president survives calls for removal after antisemitism hearing

Harvard alum and billionaire hedge fund CEO Bill Ackman said that Harvard was ‘concerned it would look like they were kowtowing to me’ if they fired Claudine Gay

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The Independent UK

This billionaire just helped topple UPenn’s president. Is Harvard next?

The hedge-fund billionaire has allied with right-wing activists and Republicans in Congress to pressure universities, but some students and faculty say he’s gone too far, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Harvard faculty sign letter supporting president after UPenn head resigns

Calls are growing for Claudine Gay to resign after UPenn President Liz Magill stepped down over the weekend

The Independent UK

UPenn in crisis as donor threatens to pull $100m over college president’s comments at antisemitism hearing

Backlash comes after three Ivy League presidents’ controverisal Congressional testimony on antisemitism

The Guardian - US

X struggling to win advertisers back after Elon Musk’s profane outburst

X plans to cater to small and medium-sized businesses as big advertisers pull their dollars

Fortune

Wall Street titans are getting behind Nikki Haley in the presidential race—hedge funder Bill Ackman says it’s time for Biden to ‘step aside’

Many in the finance industry “are looking to consolidate around an alternative to Trump before it’s too late,” said one expert.

Fortune

JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon wants Americans on both sides of the political fence to unite to keep Trump out of office—but warns against sneering at MAGA supporters

The Wall Street veteran said the next U.S. president “needs to fix” a multitude of problems plaguing America’s lowest earners.

Fortune

Has corporate DEI overlooked Jews? Some say yes, but it's complicated

Bill Ackman criticized Harvard University for not explicitly including Jewish people in its diversity policy. It's a growing sentiment in corporate America.

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