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☆ First-grade teachers in LA suspended and now under investigation after giving students a lesson about the 'genocide in Palestine'
  + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
California teachers suspended after giving first graders a lesson on "genocide in Palestine." Citizens of the World Charter School hosts its classes at a local synagogue. AdvertisementAdvertisementA charter school in Los Angeles with classes inside a Jewish synagogue is investigating two teachers who posted online about giving lessons to first graders on the "genocide in Palestine." "After the lesson, one of the teachers proudly shared on Instagram, and I quote, 'LOL but I did a lesson on the genocide in Palestine today w my first graders,'" Schuldenfrei said. Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, meanwhile, has pressured Harvard to suspend students for both antisemitic and pro-Palestinian actions on campus.
Persons: —, Melissa Kaplan, Adat Ari El, Brian Schuldenfrei, Schuldenfrei, Hye, Clifford Asness, megadonors, Leon Cooperman, Cooperman's, Bill Ackman Organizations: World Charter School, Service, World Charter, KTLA, Los Angeles Times, The Times, Hamas, Palestinian Health Ministry, University of Pennsylvania, Omega, Columbia University, Columbia, Harvard Locations: California, Palestine, Los Angeles, Israel, United States, Gaza
☆ UPenn notified the FBI about threatening antisemitic emails sent to university staff as wealthy donors threaten to pull funding
  + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The University of Pennsylvania has involved the FBI after some staff received threatening antisemitic emails. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe University of Pennsylvania has notified the FBI about "vile" antisemitic emails sent to its university staff, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and as donors threaten to pull funding. Penn Police also did a sweep of Penn Hillel and Lauder College House, but didn't find a credible threat at that point. AdvertisementAdvertisementPenn Hillel is the building where the activities of international Jewish campus organization Hillel are hosted at UPenn, while Lauder College House is a housing block. Other major donors to the university joined Rowan in pulling funding including former US diplomat Jon Huntsman, and billionaire businessmen Clifford Asness and Ronald Lauder, for whom Lauder College House is named.
Persons: —, Elizabeth Magill, Penn, Penn Hillel, Magill, Hillel, Apollo Global Management Marc Rowan, Scott Bok, Rowan, Jon Huntsman, Clifford Asness, Ronald Lauder, Asness, Bill Ackman, Ackman, Claudine Gay Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, FBI, Service, of Pennsylvania, Penn, Lauder College House, Penn Police, Jewish, Ivy League, Apollo Global Management, Rowan, Ivy League university, Harvard Locations: Israel, UPenn, Penn
☆ 'Law & Order' creator Dick Wolf threatens to pull funding from UPenn unless president resigns amid Israel-Hamas response backlash, CNN reports
  + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Dick Wolf threatened to stop funding UPenn amid backlash over the school's Israel-Hamas response. Wolf, an alumnus, is calling on the school's president and chair of the board of trustees to resign. His main criticism stems from a Palestinian literature festival held at the school before the war began. Wolf also expressed dismay at the notion that the Wolf Humanities Center "contributed to this hate fest," CNN reported. Representatives for Wolf and the Palestine Writes Literature Festival did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.
Persons: Dick Wolf, Wolf, —, Liz Magill, Magill, Scott Bok, Clifford Asness, Marc Rowan, I've, Israel, Bill Ackman, Les Wexner, Idan Ofer Organizations: Service, University of Pennsylvania, CNN, Ivy League, Daily, Wolf Humanities Center, Wolf Humanities, Apollo, Harvard, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Palestine
☆ Billionaire donors are loudly boycotting Ivy Leagues. It may not hurt the schools as much as you think.
  + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
But the lost donations might not hurt the schools as much as you might think — at least when taken in isolation. The donors blasting Penn also have given sums that, by any standard, are enormous. Schools could battle a reputational blowUnless the pile-on keeps coming, which it very well might, these schools' bottom lines could be just fine. "As prominent donors withdraw support, other donors may take that as a signal of the loss of institutional focus on education, and these many smaller donors may decide that they too should withdraw support," he added. AdvertisementAdvertisementAt the same time, schools that shift their policies or statements in response to the backlash may be accused of pandering to donors.
Persons: —, Marc Rowan, alums, Huntsman, David Magerman, Clifford Asness, Ronald Lauder, Victoria's, Les Wexner, Michael Hemesath, Penn, Rowan, Lauder, Elizabeth Magill, Hemesath, Max Cavitch Organizations: Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Service, Ivy League, Penn, Wexner Foundation, Carleton College, Saint John's University, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Locations: Israel, Wharton
☆ The major donor revolt at University of Pennsylvania over its response to the Israel-Hamas war is getting worse
  + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The megadonor revolt at the University of Pennsylvania is getting worse as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies. Penn isn't the only school facing backlash after the Hamas attacks; Harvard University and Cornell University have also drawn scrutiny. As the war with Israel intensifies in Gaza, UPenn's benefactors are slamming the school for its response and actions before and after Hamas' terrorist attacks in Israel. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe billionaire Ronald Lauder followed suit, threatening to stop donating to the university if it doesn't mount a stronger response to antisemitism. And at Cornell University, students are calling for a history professor to be fired after he described the Hamas attacks as "exhilarating" and "energizing."
Persons: Penn, —, Clifford Asness, Asness, Liz Magill, Steve McGuire, Marc Rowan, Rowan, Magill, Scott Bok, Dick Wolf, Jon Huntsman, Ronald Lauder, David Magerman, I've, Bill Ackman, Israel Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Cornell University, Service, Pennsylvania's, Ivy League, Penn, American, of Trustees, Apollo, Daily, Huntsman Foundation, Pershing Locations: Israel, Gaza, Penn, Palestine
☆ Buying Peloton and similar growth stocks is 'absolute nonsense,' says strategist
  + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
High-growth tech stocks are unlikely to rebound after a "pivot" on interest rates from the Federal Reserve, according to one market strategist. This high-interest-rate environment has devalued equities and sent many tech stocks, including the Nasdaq Composite , firmly into a bear market this year. In such an environment, Toogood said stocks such as Peloton were an "absolute nonsense" trade for investors and pointed to its more-than-70% decline this year to date. Wood has attracted criticism from a range of value investors for the fund's lackluster performance, including Toogood. The ARK Next Generation Internet ETF , another fund also run by Cathie Wood, previously held Peloton shares.
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