Bill Ackman has a new comrade in his crusade against antisemitism: Sam Altman

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Sam Altman (left) and Bill Ackman (right).
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and billionaire fund manager Bill Ackman (right).

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Sam Altman says he was 'totally wrong' about how bad antisemitism has gotten in the US

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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Wall Street CEO tells Penn president: Resign or I'll pull $100 million

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University of Pennsylvania
Ross Stevens has threatened to pull a $100 million gift if the University of Pennsylvania's president does not step down.

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Penn could lose a $100 million donation after its president's bungled congressional hearing

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Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee.
Liz Magill.

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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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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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These 105 Democrats declined to vote for a resolution declaring 'anti-Zionism is antisemitism'

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Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York holds the Israeli flag in the House chamber on July 19, 2023.
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York urged his colleagues to vote "present" on the resolution.

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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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Bill Ackman
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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