D.E.I. and Donor Pressures Weigh on Harvard
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D.E.I. and Donor Pressures Weigh on Harvard

The resignation of Claudine Gay as Harvard’s president reopens the debate over who should run America’s elite universities.
Bill Ackman’s Campaign Against Harvard Followed Years of Resentment
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Bill Ackman’s Campaign Against Harvard Followed Years of Resentment

The billionaire investor has mounted a high-profile battle against Harvard president Claudine Gay over antisemitism and threats to Jewish students on campus, but long-held personal grudges play a part, too.