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Bill Ackman’s Clash With Harvard Over Stock Gift Reveals the Messy World of Big Donations

13Dec

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Bill Ackman’s Clash With Harvard Over Stock Gift Reveals the Messy World of Big Donations

Prestigious universities are learning the costs of the big gifts they receive from prominent donors. The strings that fund managers Bill Ackman and Ross Stevens attached to sizable donations to Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, show the degree to which wealthy benefactors expect to have an ongoing say in administrative matters. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

What Comes Next at Penn? Marc Rowan Has Some Ideas

12Dec

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What Comes Next at Penn? Marc Rowan Has Some Ideas

Dec. 12, 2023 10:43 am ETInvestor Marc Rowan, a key player in the effort to oust University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill and board chairman Scott Bok, sent a letter to the school’s board Tuesday laying out how he thinks the school can recover from months of turmoil over antisemitism on campus and free speech debates. Rowan said the first step forward is to stabilize the university—installing an interim president and new board chair, and addressing issues of safety and security on campus. Then, he said, governance reform and strategic planning can begin. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

FDIC Hires Law Firm Cleary Gottlieb to Handle Workplace Culture Review

12Dec

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FDIC Hires Law Firm Cleary Gottlieb to Handle Workplace Culture Review

A special committee at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it had hired the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP to conduct a review into the workplace culture, replacing another previously hired law firm nearly a month after The Wall Street Journal revealed allegations of harassment and discrimination pervaded the agency.Led by former acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, Cleary Gottlieb will examine allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct as well as other issues related to the workplace culture, including “any practices that might discourage or otherwise deter the reporting of, or appropriate response to, harassment and interpersonal misconduct,” the special committee said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5edd...

Hate Crimes in U.S. Increase Amid Israel-Hamas War

11Dec

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Hate Crimes in U.S. Increase Amid Israel-Hamas War

Listen to article(2 minutes)Shots fired in the parking lot of a synagogue in New York. A 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy fatally stabbed outside Chicago. Violent assaults on people in religious and cultural attire.Police in major cities including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and San Francisco have seen a rise in reports of hateful events, including hate crimes, after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the nation’s subsequent military campaign in Gaza. Jews are often on the receiving end, according to cities that have broken down data, while reported attacks on Muslims—which include some of the most violent instances reported recently—are also on the rise.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

11Dec

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FDIC Hires Law Firm Cleary Gottlieb to Handle Workplace Culture Review

A special committee at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it had hired the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP to conduct a review into the workplace culture, replacing another previously hired law firm nearly a month after The Wall Street Journal revealed allegations of harassment and discrimination pervaded the agency.Led by former acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, Cleary Gottlieb will examine allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct as well as other issues related to the workplace culture, including “any practices that might discourage or otherwise deter the reporting of, or appropriate response to, harassment and interpersonal misconduct,” the special committee said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5edd...

The College Development Officers’ Last Stand

11Dec

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The College Development Officers’ Last Stand

Dec. 11, 2023 11:32 am ETSome philanthropists are finally pulling their funds from America’s top, antisemitic colleges (“Harvard Bans ‘Cisheterosexism’ but Shrugs at Antisemitism” by Elise Stefanik, op-ed, Dec. 8). But the college leadership and their development officers won’t go down without a fight.They will offer new funding opportunities to create endowed chairs or programs to counter antisemitism. They will recommend funding “Israel studies” programs to provide balance to the Middle East studies departments, funded by Islamist governments like Qatar, that are cesspools of anti-Israel dogma.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Robert Kraft Matches $100 Million Donation to Fight Antisemitism

11Dec

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Robert Kraft Matches $100 Million Donation to Fight Antisemitism

In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that plunged Israel into war, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is matching a $100 million donation to his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism—giving the project $200 million in new funding that he says will sustain the cause for decades to come. Kraft’s donation equals one made by the Norman R. Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation, and he says the donations will allow FCAS to significantly expand its operations with permanent financing. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

11Dec

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The Ivy League Mask Falls

The furor over antisemitism on campus is a rare and welcome example of accountability at American universities. But it won’t amount to much if the only result is the resignation of a couple of university presidents. The great benefit of last week’s performance by three elite-school presidents before Congress is that it tore the mask off the intellectual and political corruption of much of the American academy. The world was appalled by the equivocation of the academic leaders when asked if advocating genocide against Jews violated their codes of conduct. But the episode merely revealed the value system that has become endemic at too many prestigious schools. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Fox News pushes back against reporter’s suit claiming he was fired for challenging Jan. 6 coverage

10Dec

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Fox News pushes back against reporter’s suit claiming he was fired for challenging Jan. 6 coverage

Fox News is pushing back against a former reporter’s lawsuit saying he was targeted and fired for challenging false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021ByLINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated PressDecember 8, 2023, 7:18 PMFILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump stand on vehicles and the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Jason Donner, a former Fox News producer says in a lawsuit filed Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, he was targeted and fired for pushing back against false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Donner said he was part of a “purge” of employees who refused to report information that would please Trump and his supporters. Donner was inside the Capitol during the riot and pressed his complaints about the networks coverage for mo...

University of Pennsylvania President Resigns Amid Furor Over Comments on Antisemitism on Campus

9Dec

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University of Pennsylvania President Resigns Amid Furor Over Comments on Antisemitism on Campus

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned Saturday, capping a tumultuous week at the Ivy League school stemming from statements she made about antisemitism at a congressional hearing Tuesday.Magill will stay on until an interim president is appointed, and afterward will remain a member of the law school faculty, according to a letter sent from Scott Bok, chairman of the university’s board of trustees.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8