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Billionaire Ken Griffin just gave $50 million to the University of Miami — his largest gift yet in the Sunshine State

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 15:48

A white building with palm trees — The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami
University of Miami

finance, Citadel, ken-griffin, Harvard

Lady Gaga's boyfriend is a tech CEO who went to Harvard with Mark Zuckerberg

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 14:09

Lady Gaga Michael Polansky — Michael Polansky and Lady Gaga attended the Super Bowl together.
Marco Bello/Reuters

Tech, Entertainment, Strategy, Careers, Tech, lady-gaga, michael-polansky

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is cutting off donations to Harvard

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 17:55

Founder and CEO of Citadel Ken Griffin — Citadel CEO Ken Griffin said Tuesday that he was "not interested" in supporting Harvard financially.
NurPhoto/Getty Images

Education, finance, ken-griffin, Harvard, harvard-university, snowflakes, claudine-gay

There's little reason to be optimistic about a soft landing this year as the 'runway is in an earthquake zone,' Harvard economist says

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 10:15

Tech Insider : Economy

ken rogoff — REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

economy, Markets, us-economic-outlook, Recession, recession-outlook, Debt, us-debt-levels

You're not imagining it — it feels damn near impossible to get into top colleges right now

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 10:38

A graduation cap locked behind a chain — iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

Education, Education, College, college-admissions, Yale, Harvard, NYU

Bill Ackman and Elon Musk called DEI 'racist' but companies need it to succeed, experts say

Sat, 01/06/2024 - 07:04

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman (left), and X owner and chief technology officer Elon Musk. — Bill Ackman and Elon Musk.
David A. Grogan, Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

Careers, Analysis, Careers, DEI, Harvard, bill-ackman, elon-musk

Bill Ackman is bringing the same ruthless energy that made him a hedge fund billionaire to politics

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 11:01

Bill Ackman. — Bill Ackman.
Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

finance, Markets, finance, Markets, Stocks, bill-ackman, pershing-square

Bill Ackman wants more college presidents to be business people. But that's not the way it works.

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 05:00

Bill Ackman (left) and Claudine Gay (right). — Bill Ackman (left) spent months arguing for the removal of Claudine Gay (right), Harvard's former president who stepped down earlier this week.
Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Education, finance, bill-ackman, Harvard, claudine-gay, higher-education

How plagiarism by Claudine Gay, Harvard's former president, compares to that of Neri Oxman, an academic and Bill Ackman's wife

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 00:26

Side-by-side image of Claudine Gay and Neri Oxman — Neri Oxman, a tenured MIT professor, appeared to have plagiarized some of her work, Business Insider reported. Her husband Bill Ackman has recently been on a crusade to attack now-former Harvard University President Claudine Gay for plagiarism.
Erin Clark/The Boston Globe; Steven Ferdman/Getty Images

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Billionaire Mark Cuban pushes back against Elon Musk again — this time over DEI

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 13:20

Tech Insider : Politics

Shark Tank host Mark Cuban — Shark Tank host Mark Cuban believes in the value of DEI.
Christopher Willard/Getty Images

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