Elite colleges scramble to backtrack after evading questions about antisemitism

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Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, testifies before Congress
Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee in Washington, DC.

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Bill Ackman wants Harvard, MIT, and UPenn's presidents to 'resign in disgrace'

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Bill Ackman (left) and Claudine Gay (right).
Bill Ackman (left) called for the resignation of college presidents such as Harvard's Claudine Gay (right) on Tuesday. Gay had participated in a congressional hearing on Harvard's on-campus antisemitism on the same day.

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Pfizer CEO slams Harvard, MIT, and UPenn's presidents: 'One of the most despicable moments in the history of US academia'

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Albert Bourla (left) and Claudine Gay (right).
Pfizer chairman and CEO Albert Bourla (left) and Harvard president Claudine Gay (right).

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Harvard alumni are slashing donations and taking the college out of their wills over its response to the Israel-Hamas war: Bloomberg

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Harvard University Commencement ceremony.
"I will not be calling any of my classmates to try to encourage them to donate to Harvard. There are plenty of better places that I feel my classmates can use their philanthropy and influence," Harvard alumni Tally Zingher told Bloomberg.

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Bill Ackman thinks we should all be grateful Elon Musk bought Twitter

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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman (left), and X owner and chief technology officer Elon Musk.
Bill Ackman and Elon Musk.

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Jamie Dimon reveals what he would do as president: Tax people like Bill Ackman more

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (left) said he'd tax people like hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman (right) more if he were president.

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Bill Ackman says the US economy faces a real risk of a 'hard landing' if the Fed doesn't cut interest rates soon

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Bill Ackman
Bill Ackman.

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Bill Ackman is defending Elon Musk amid the X owner's antisemitism controversy

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Bill Ackman and Elon Musk separately attend conferences.
Bill Ackman doesn't think Elon Musk is an antisemite.

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

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Bill Ackman gesturing while seated at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference.
Bill Ackman at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference on September 28, 2023.

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Bill Ackman's 3,138-word letter to the president of Harvard shows he's not slowing down in his fight against antisemitism

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Bill Ackman.
Bill Ackman.

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