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.
Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas
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Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas

Wall Street financiers are pressing elite schools to condemn criticism of Israel. Amid pressure, the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday issued a statement referring to Hamas’s attack as terrorism.