Bill Ackman, who pressed Harvard to release anti-Israel student names, says he never made a 'no-hire list'

• Bill Ackman says he never compiled a "no-hire list" of anti-Israel Harvard students.
• He spent weeks calling for Harvard to reveal the names of students who signed an anti-Israel letter.
• Ackman now says he was simply indicating he did not want to hire people who signed such a letter.

Last month, billionaire Bill Ackman called for Harvard to release the names of Harvard students who signed a letter blaming Israel for the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas. His explanation? So that he and other business leaders wouldn't hire them.

Now, he says, he "never compiled a no-hire list."