Harvard, MIT, and UPenn missed a very easy chance to do their most important job

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Three college presidents speaking at a cognressional hearing.
L-R) Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 05, 2023 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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My son hates doing homework, and I struggle to help him. Education experts say I need to give him more freedom so he can excel.

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The author and her son, both not pictured, hate homework time and sought expert help.

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Gen Alpha gets a bad rap for being overstimulated 'iPad kids,' but one teacher says we've got it all wrong

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Children raising their hands in class
Gen Alphas have been dubbed "mini-millennials."

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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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I'm a Harvard student. Our freshman dining hall looks amazing, but some of our meals lack seasoning and variety.

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Ezekiel Wells with his lunch in Annenberg at Harvard
The dining-hall food at Harvard isn't great.

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I went to school in the US and in Spain. My learning felt stagnant in the US, but my social life was fun.

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The author lived in Spain and went to school there before moving back to the US for high school.

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Bill Ackman says antisemitism is the 'canary in the coal mine' for other discriminatory practices at Harvard

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CEO and Portfolio Manager Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. William Ackman speaks at The New York Times DealBook Conference at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 10, 2016 in New York City.

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A wave of tenured professors leaving their highly coveted positions say the DeSantis administration is the reason they're leaving Florida

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State address in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 7, 2023.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State address in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 7, 2023.

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