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☆ A Harvard economics professor wants Bill Ackman to know that two wrongs don't make a right
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementA Harvard economics professor has criticized calls from executives like Bill Ackman to publicly out students who blamed Israel for Hamas attacks. Furman was weighing in on the fallout from the controversial joint statement from the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups. This statement, issued by multiple Harvard student groups, held the "Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence." AdvertisementAdvertisement"I admire @BillAckman, including for his efforts to exonerate the innocent," Furman added in a subsequent X post on Wednesday. At least five of the original 34 student groups who signed the letter have withdrawn their endorsements, per a Tuesday report by The Harvard Crimson.

Persons: Jason Furman, Bill Ackman's, Israel, Furman, —, Bill Ackman, Obama, Ackman, wouldn't Organizations: Harvard Crimson, Service, Harvard, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Furman

☆ Some Harvard students say their organizations signed an anti-Israel letter without them knowing: 'I didn't even see the statement'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some Harvard students say their groups signed a divisive letter about Israel without them knowing. AdvertisementAdvertisementSeveral students at Harvard University said they had no idea their student groups were signing a divisive letter condemning Israel for Hamas' attacks. One of the Harvard students to distance themselves from the letter was Danielle Mikaelian, who said she was a board member of a group that signed the statement. "Harvard Undergraduate Ghungroo strictly denounces and condemns the massacre propagated by the terrorist organization Hamas," wrote Harvard Undergraduate Ghungroo the same day. AdvertisementAdvertisementHarvard President Claudine Gay on Tuesday addressed the controversial student statement, saying it did not represent the university's stance.

Persons: —, Israel, Danielle Mikaelian, Mikaelian, Bill Ackman, Mohini Tangri, Tangri, Crimson, Ackman, Ghungroo, Claudine Gay Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard University, Harvard Crimson, Mikaelian, Ghungroo, Harvard Undergraduate Nepali Student Association, Nepali Student Association, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Ministry of Health Locations: Israel, Hamas, Gaza

☆ A truck drove around Harvard displaying names and photos of students it said were involved with the letter blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

More than 30 Harvard student groups signed a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks. A driver rode around Harvard in a truck with names and images of students it linked to the letter. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Sunday, dozens of Harvard student groups cosigned a letter blaming Israel for the brutal Hamas attacks over the weekend. Images on social media appear to show that the students' names and images appeared alongside the title "Harvard's leading antisemites." The letter at the heart of the controversy was cosigned by more than 30 Harvard student groups.

Persons: Israel, —, Jason Furman, Furman, Bill Ackman Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard Crimson, Media, Harvard Kennedy School, Publishing

☆ A truck drove around Harvard displaying names and photos of students reported to be involved with the letter that blamed Israel for Hamas' attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

More than 30 Harvard student groups signed a letter condemning Israel for the Hamas attacks. On Wednesday, a truck drove through Harvard naming and shaming students it claimed was connected to the letter. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Sunday, several Harvard student groups released a controversial letter letter blaming Israel for the brutal Hamas attacks over the weekend. The letter at the heart of the controversy was co-signed by more than 30 Harvard student groups. "We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence," the letter read.

Persons: Israel, —, Jason Furman, Furman, Bill Ackman Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard Crimson, Media, Harvard Kennedy School, Publishing

☆ Names and faces of Harvard students linked to an anti-Israel statement were plastered on mobile billboards and online sites
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas. Some students and their groups have since distanced themselves or withdrawn their endorsements from the statement amid an intense backlash inside and outside of Harvard. A conservative nonprofit said it organized the truck featuring the virtual billboards with students’ names and images under a banner that reads: “Harvard’s Leading Antisemites.” It also published names online. “We will continue to reject the PSC’s statement in the strongest terms — and demand accountability for those who signed it,” the statement added. In the wake of the mounting backlash, at least eight of the original 34 co-signing Harvard student groups had withdrawn their signature from the statement as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.

Persons: ”, Israel, “, Hillel, “ Harvard Hillel, Laurence Tribe, McCarthy, Bill Ackman, Larry Summers, Meredith Weenick, ” Weenick, – CNN’s Matt Egan Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, CNN, Palestine Solidarity, ” Harvard, Harvard Crimson, Harvard University, Harvard University Police Department Locations: New York, Harvard’s, Israel, Gaza

☆ A Harvard professor says a former student is getting doxxed over the letter blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks — even though they graduated in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A letter signed by over 30 Harvard student groups blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks has drawn significant backlash. One Harvard professor says a person who said they recently graduated and had no involvement with the letter has been doxxed. AdvertisementAdvertisementA letter signed by Harvard student groups that blamed Israel for the Hamas attacks has drawn significant backlash from figures like billionaire investor Bill Ackman and Senator Ted Cruz. The person wrote they had been doxxed in relation to the letter despite having nothing to do with it. "We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence," wrote the letter, which was signed by over 30 Harvard student groups.

Persons: Israel, —, Bill Ackman, Ted Cruz, Jason Furman, Twitter —, I've, Furman, doxxing, We'll, Harvard Hillel, Ackman Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard Kennedy School, Twitter, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Harvard Crimson Locations: Israel, Palestine

Students nationally are holding people in power accountable, said Jackie Alexander, incoming president of the College Media Association and director of student media at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. With growing reports of student journalists being doxxed, ostracized on campus and otherwise harassed, the College Media Association is looking into ways to help them, Alexander said. “I've never seen a better front page,” veteran editor and Columbia Journalism School professor Bill Grueskin said on social media. “So many people think of student journalists as students first,” Martin said. “But in a lot of ways student journalists are just journalists.

Persons: Stanford, “ I've, —, “, ”, Theo Baker, Marc Tessier, Lavigne, George Polk, Polk, Pat Fitzgerald, Jackie Alexander, ” Alexander, ” Charles Whitaker, ” Whitaker, Tessier, Levigne, it's, He's, ” Baker, he's, Peter Baker, Susan Glasser, Alexander, Martin, lowkey, Joe Biden, Bill Grueskin, ” Martin, Raul Reis, ” Reis, ” There's, Whitaker, there's, aren't Organizations: Northwestern University's, Stanford University, Columbia Daily Spectator, Harvard Crimson, Harvard, Foreign, Initiative, College Media Association, University of Alabama, Medill, Daily Northwestern, Stanford, The New York Times, The, University of North, Columbia Journalism, UNC, Trump, The University of Texas, Austin Locations: New York, Birmingham, University of North Carolina, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Manhattan, Morningside Heights, West Harlem, Texas

☆ CEOs call on Harvard to name students linked to statement blaming Israel for Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management said he wanted to ensure his company and others don’t “inadvertently hire” any students belonging to Harvard groups that signed the letter. Following a backlash to the statement, some of the student groups have since withdrawn their endorsements. Others warn that naming the students whose groups backed the statement could put the students in harms way and did not account for differences of opinion within the student groups. But Harvard President Claudine Gay issued a statement Tuesday saying “no student group – not even 30 student groups – speaks for Harvard University or its leadership.”Harvard student groups’ statementThe controversy comes in response to a joint statement released by a coalition of Harvard student groups following the attacks by Hamas that have killed more than 1,000 Israelis and at least 14 American citizens. Another Harvard student, Danielle Mikaelian, said she resigned from the board of a group that signed the statement on Israel and didn’t have a chance to read it until it was too late.

Persons: Bill Ackman, ” Ackman, don’t “, “, Jonathan Neman, Ackman, Stephen Sullivan, Claudine Gay, –, ”, ” Jake Wurzak, shouldn’t, ” Wurzak, Mohini Tangri, Tangri, Danielle Mikaelian, didn’t, ” Mikaelian, Israel “, Winston, Strawn, “ Winston, Larry Summers, Summers, Bill Clinton, ” Gay, Jonathan Greenblatt, CNN’s Kristina Sgueglia, Sabrina Shulman Organizations: New, New York CNN, Billionaire, Harvard University, Pershing, Capital Management, Harvard, Dovehill Capital Management, Forbes . Harvard University, ” Harvard, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Harvard Crimson, Harvard Undergraduate Nepali Student Association, Crimson, Harvard Law School, NYU Student Bar Association, NYU, Winston, Defamation League, ADL, Accenture, Adidas, NBA, CNBC Locations: New York, Israel, Gaza

☆ Eminem is teaching Vivek Ramaswamy not to mess with the real Slim Shady, sending a cease-and-desist letter to get the presidential candidate to stop rapping his music on the campaign trail
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vivek Ramaswamy's days as a rapping presidential candidate may be over. Ramaswamy's campaign received a request from rap star Eminem to stop using his music. Tricia McLaughlin, Ramaswamy's campaign spokesperson, told CNN they will comply with Eminem's request to stop using his music. @Eminem," Ramaswamy quipped in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. Representatives for Eminem, Ramaswamy, and BMI did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy's, Eminem, Ramaswamy, Vivek Ramaswamy, licencer, Marshall B, Mathers, III, Eminem's, Vek, Busta, Tricia McLaughlin, Vivek, Slim, McLaughlin, isn't, who's, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, licencer BMI, Daily Mail, CNN, BMI, Marshall, Fair, Harvard Crimson, Harvard, GOP, New Zealand National Party Locations: Wall, Silicon, Iowa

☆ Harvard says it may still consider race during the admissions process, citing the Supreme Court's own ruling against affirmative action
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Harvard University said it may still consider race in its admissions process. The statement came after the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in higher education. In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled that the long-standing practice of affirmative action was unconstitutional. But it noted that the decision still allows it to consider race, among other factors. In its statement, Harvard argued that a diverse student body provides a superior learning environment.

Persons: —, John Roberts, Roberts, Harvard Organizations: Harvard University, Service, Harvard, New York Times, Harvard Crimson Locations: Massachusetts

Here’s what to know about Mr. Bragg’s background and career:The district attorney has lived in Harlem for most of his life. Mr. Bragg was born on Oct. 21, 1973, to Alvin Bragg Sr., a social services worker, and Sadie Bragg, a teacher. He attended Trinity, an elite private school in Manhattan, before going to Harvard. Mr. Bragg beat out eight other candidates to become the district attorney. In June 2019, Mr. Bragg declared that he was running for Manhattan district attorney.

Persons: Bragg, Alvin Bragg, Sadie Bragg, ”, Robert Patterson Jr, ’, Preet Bharara, “ We’re Organizations: Trinity, Harvard, Black Students Association, Harvard Crimson, New, Southern, of Locations: Harlem, Manhattan, “, New York, of New York

☆ Бывший тренер Гарварда обвиняется в крупной взятке
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-17 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +4 min

По данным прокуратуры США в Бостоне, бывший тренер по фехтованию из Гарвардского университета и бизнесмен из Мэриленда были арестованы и обвинены в заговоре с целью обойти процедуру приема в школу, передает ruherald.com. В 2013 году Чжао, управляющий телекоммуникационной компанией, якобы пожертвовал более 1 миллиона долларов благотворительной организации по фехтованию под управлением Брэнда. Семья китайской студентки заплатила 6,5 миллиона долларов консультанту, чтобы обеспечить ее поступление в Стэнфордский университет в Калифорнии в 2017 году, сообщает Los Angeles Times. По данным офиса Леллинга, последнее дело относится как минимум к 2012 году, когда Брэнд якобы говорил с Чжао о своих сыновьях. Брэнд и Чжао ожидали в федеральном суде в понедельник — по данным Министерства юстиции, Брэнд впервые появится в Бостоне, а Чжао в Гринбелте, штат Мэриленд.

Persons: Питер Брэнд, Джи, Чжао, Брэнд, Эндрю Э. Леллинг, Леллинг, Юси, Стэнфорд, Джек Чжао, Уильям Вайнреб, Гн Чжао Organizations: Blues, Los Angeles Times, Harvard Crimson, Гарвардский университет, Министерство юстиции, Стэнфордский университет, Леллинг, Гарвард Locations: —, США, Бостон, Мэриленд, Гарвард, Гарвардская, Нидхэме, Массачусетс, Кембридж, Соединенные Штаты, Калифорния, Гринбелт

☆ Бывший тренер Гарварда, отец обвиняется в последней схеме приема
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-17 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +4 min

По данным прокуратуры США в Бостоне, бывший тренер по фехтованию из Гарвардского университета и бизнесмен из Мэриленда были арестованы и обвинены в заговоре с целью обойти процедуру приема в школу, передает ruherald.com. В 2013 году Чжао, управляющий телекоммуникационной компанией, якобы пожертвовал более 1 миллиона долларов благотворительной организации по фехтованию под управлением Брэнда. «В общей сложности Чжао выплатил Брэнду 1,5 миллиона долларов или для его личной выгоды, даже когда Брэнд нанял младшего сына Чжао в гарвардскую команду фехтования», — говорится в сообщении прокуратуры США. Семья китайской студентки заплатила 6,5 миллиона долларов консультанту, чтобы обеспечить ее поступление в Стэнфордский университет в Калифорнии в 2017 году, сообщает Los Angeles Times. По данным офиса Леллинга, последнее дело относится как минимум к 2012 году, когда Бранд якобы говорил с Чжао о своих сыновьях.

Persons: Питер Бранд, Джи, Чжао, Брэнд, Эндрю Э. Леллинг, Леллинг, Юси, Стэнфорд, Бранд, Джек Чжао, Уильям Вайнреб, Гн Чжао Organizations: Los Angeles Times, Harvard Crimson, Гарвардский университет, Министерство юстиции, Стэнфордский университет, Леллинг, Гарвард Locations: —, США, Бостон, Мэриленд, Гарвард, Нидхэме, Массачусетс, Кембридж, Соединенные Штаты, Калифорния, Гринбелт

☆ How to get a job at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or Accenture, according to 3 headhunters for these top management consulting firms
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-23 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The top management consulting firms — which include McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company, and Accenture — are notoriously tough to break into. Insider asked Smith and two other recruiters for management consulting on their top tips for breaking into the ranks of McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture. "We've noticed that more consulting firms are expanding beyond MBA degrees and into other advanced degrees to fill their post-graduate classes." Stokes added that candidates can leverage the international piece of the tripod by keeping in mind that McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture have offices worldwide. You can see samples of case interviews for McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture here.

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