Topline Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman continued his crusade against Harvard University Wednesday, calling for members of the school’s board to resign following university president Claudine Gay’s ousting after plagiarism allegations and criticism for her comments on antisemitism on campus. Ackman also called for Harvard’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging to be shut … [+] down.AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta Key Facts Ackman called on Board Chair Penny Pritzker and other members of Harvard’s board to resign for backing Gay in spite of widespread criticism she received for remarks she made during a congressional hearing on antisemitism on campus late last year and amid allegations of academic plagiarism. In a lengthy post on X, Ackman also criticized the university’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion movement, claiming it was the “root cause of antisemitism at Harvard” and called for Harvard’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging to be shut down and its staff fired. Ackman said that the university’s failure “to create a discrimination-free environment” could pose legal and financial trouble for the school. Ackman called for a new board to be selected and be “comprised of the most impressive, high integrity, intellectually and politically diverse” people. Harvard’s board has not publicly responded to Ackman’s call and the board did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment. Crucial Quote “Harvard must once again become a meritocratic institution which does not discriminate for or against faculty or students based on their skin color, and where diversity is understood in its… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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