Why Harvard shouldn't cave to CEOs and share the names of students who signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas attacks

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Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and several other CEOs have called on Harvard University to release the names of students involved in organizations that signed on to a letter blaming Israel for the wave of Hamas attacks in the country.

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Apollo CEO is calling for University of Pennsylvania leaders to resign after he says they refused to strongly condemn antisemitism

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Marc Rowan, the Apollo cofounder and CEO, is calling for leaders of the University of Pennsylvania to step down over what he said was their lack of a strong stance on antisemitism.

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Former Harvard president Larry Summers thinks Bill Ackman asking for lists of student names is the 'stuff of Joe McCarthy'

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Former Harvard president Lawrence Summers and billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman
Former Harvard president Lawrence Summers (left) and billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman (right).

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Some Harvard students say their organizations signed an anti-Israel letter without them knowing: 'I didn't even see the statement'

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Israel Defense Forces soldiers walk through Kibbutz Be'eri where days earlier Hamas militants killed over a hundred civilians near the border with Gaza on October 11, 2023 in Be'eri, Israel. More than 100 civilians were killed at Kibbutz Be'eri which is about 12% of the kibbutz's population.

A Harvard economics professor wants Bill Ackman to know that two wrongs don't make a right

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Jason Furman (left) and Bill Ackman (right).
Jason Furman (left) and Bill Ackman (right).

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Bill Ackman says the students who blamed Israel for Hamas' attacks have to stop hiding behind the Harvard brand

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Founder of Pershing Square Capital Management Bill Ackman at Desert Smash 2023, Produced By Brand Innovators at La Quinta Resort and Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort on March 07, 2023 in La Quinta, California.
Founder of Pershing Square Capital Management Bill Ackman at Desert Smash 2023, Produced By Brand Innovators at La Quinta Resort and Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort on March 07, 2023 in La Quinta, California.

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Here are the CEOs and investors who want Harvard to release the names of students blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks — so they can avoid hiring them

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Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman

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Bill Ackman calls on Harvard to release the names of students in groups holding Israel responsible for Hamas violence — so CEOs don't 'inadvertently hire' them

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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman wants to know which Harvard students are behind a letter blaming only Israel for the violence in Gaza.

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The Israel-Hamas clash threatens to hit stocks, fuel inflation, and boost recession risks. Here's what 6 experts have said about the conflict.

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The Israel-Hamas conflict could fuel inflation, depress growth, and hit the stock market, experts say.

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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says Fed rate hikes are likely over but warns a 'big threat' still looms

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Founder of Pershing Square Capital Management Bill Ackman at Desert Smash 2023, Produced By Brand Innovators at La Quinta Resort and Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort on March 07, 2023 in La Quinta, California.
Bill Ackman.

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