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☆ Larry Hogan Withdraws From Harvard Fellowships Over 'Antisemitism' on Campus
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Larry Hogan is pulling out of two Harvard University fellowship programs. Hogan said this was in response to "dangerous anti-Semitism" that had "taken root" on its campus. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is the latest prominent figures to cut ties with Harvard, saying he's withdrawing from the university's fellowship programs over what he claims is "dangerous anti-Semitism" on campus. "I cannot condone the dangerous anti-Semitism that has taken root on your campus, especially by more than 30 Harvard student organizations attempting to justify and celebrate Hamas' terrorism against innocent Israeli and American civilians." Gay, the university's president, has made multiple statements condemning Hamas' violence and has stressed that the student groups don't speak for Harvard or its leadership.
Persons: Larry Hogan, Hogan, —, Claudine Gay, Gay, Hauser, Jacinda Ardern, Israel, Bill Ackman, Idan, Batia Ofer, Les Organizations: Maryland Gov, Harvard University, Service, Harvard, Hamas, University, Harvard's Kennedy School of Politics, Chan, of Public Health, Harvard Kennedy School, Kennedy School, New Zealand, Hauser, Republican, Business, Wexner Foundation, Gay, Palestine Solidarity Committee, PSC Locations: Israel, Maryland
☆ Billionaire Ronald Lauder threatens to stop Penn donations unless the school takes a stronger stance against antisemitism
  + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Billionaire Ronald Lauder wrote a letter threatening to stop donations to the University of Pennsylvania. AdvertisementAdvertisementRonald Lauder, the billionaire Estée Lauder heir, wrote a searing letter to the University of Pennsylvania's president threatening to stop donations to the school if it doesn't take a stronger stance against antisemitism. "Those invited to the event had a history of not just strong anti-Israel bias, but outright antisemitism," he wrote. "The University did not, and emphatically does not, endorse these speakers or their views," Magill wrote in an email to the Penn community on Sunday. Lauder, who is worth $4.5 billion, per Forbes, has donated millions of dollars to Penn, as has his brother, Leonard.
Persons: Ronald Lauder, Lauder, —, Estée Lauder, Penn, Elizabeth Magill, Marc Rowan, Dick Wolf, Huntsman, David Magerman, Rowan, Magill, Steve Fluharty, Fluharty, Leonard, Batia Ofer, Israel's, Les Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, Service, University of, Apollo Global Management, Penn, Wolf Humanities Center, Ivy League, The Daily, Penn's Department of Arts and Science, University, Forbes, Institute, Wharton School, Penn Law, The Lauder Institute, Republican, Jewish, Harvard, Harvard's Kennedy School, University of Pennsylvania's Locations: Israel, Palestine, Penn, Cambridge
☆ Israel's richest man and his wife stepped down from a Harvard board, saying their faith in the school's leadership had been 'broken' over its response to the Hamas attacks
  + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Israel's richest person and his wife have left the board of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. They attributed their departure to the Ivy League college's response to Hamas' attacks on Israel. "Our faith in the University's leadership has been broken," Idan and Batia Ofer said in a statement. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Israeli billionaire businessman and his wife stepped down from their positions on a Harvard University board over the school's response to the Hamas terror attacks on Israel. Harvard has struggled to navigate its response to the student groups' statement.
Persons: Batia Ofer, —, Idan Ofer, Ofer, Israel, Bill Ackman, Christine Gay, Gay Organizations: Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Ivy League, Service, Harvard University, Quantum, Bloomberg, Harvard, Hamas, UN, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, CNN Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza
☆ The Huntsman family says it's cutting off its mega-donations to University of Pennsylvania over 'antisemitism'
  + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The Huntsman family halted donations to the University of Pennsylvania over its response to Hamas' terrorist attacks. The family, which has donated tens of millions to Penn, is the latest to "close its checkbook." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Huntsman family has halted donations to the University of Pennsylvania due to its response to Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel and the resulting war. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe late Jon Huntsman Sr. attended Wharton on scholarship and went on to become the billionaire CEO of chemical giant Huntsman Corp. Huntsman Jr. has had two stints on Penn's board of trustees. The Huntsman family did not respond to requests for comment ahead of publication.
Persons: Huntsman, —, Jon Huntsman Jr, Singapore —, Elizabeth Magill, Jon Huntsman, Wharton, Magill, Marc Rowan, Scott Bok, Rowan, Penn, Bill Ackman, Batia Ofer, Israel's Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, Service, Huntsman Foundation, Penn, Huntsman Corp, University, Apollo Global Management, Harvard, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Billionaire, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Yale, NYU, Stanford Locations: Penn, Israel, Utah, China, Russia, Singapore, Wharton, Palestine
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