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☆ Opinion: The meaning of Black History Month on campus following the ouster of Harvard’s president
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Opinion Khalil Gibran Muhammad | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Black History Month, which gets underway this week, is a chance to give Americans the timely reminder that you can’t teach our history honestly without understanding Black struggle and triumph. There are few aspects of America’s past that haven’t been impacted by conscientious Black people and their resistance to systemic racism and illiberal democracy. The situation at Harvard has been made more dire by the university’s failure to push back sufficiently against broader political attacks. Another vocal critic of Penslar is the former Harvard president Lawrence Summers, who was also an outspoken opponent of Gay’s. As an academic institution, we should be leading the resistance to these assaults on higher education, not bowing to them.

Persons: Khalil Gibran Muhammad, ” Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Virginia Foxx, ” Foxx, ”, Claudine Gay, Foxx, “, haven’t, Donald Trump, Adolph Hitler, Alan Garber, Gay, —, Garber, Derek J, Harvard’s, Penslar, Bill Ackman, Lawrence Summers, Black Organizations: Ford Foundation, Harvard University, CNN, Harvard Kennedy School, Republican, University of Pennsylvania, GOP Rep, Global, Harvard Divinity School, “, Racial, Harvard, Republican Party, Equity Locations: American, United States, America, Florida, Gaza, Israel

Judge Kevin Newsom, a Trump appointee, pushed back against the Fearless Fund's argument that the grants are protected by the First Amendment because they are charitable donations. He asked the Fearless Fund's attorneys whether the same protection would apply to a contest open only to white applicants. “I think that's a pretty simple yes or no,” Newsom said, interrupting when the attorney for the Fearless Fund, Jason Schwartz, started to reply. They’re saying, no, we want all the pie,” Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney who is also representing the Fearless Fund Fund, said a news conference following the hearing. But since the lawsuit was filed, the Fearless Fund has had trouble securing new investment, said co-founder Arian Simone.

Persons: Donald Trump, Barack Obama —, Fearless, Kevin Newsom, Edward Blum, ” Newsom, Jason Schwartz, Schwartz, ” Schwartz, ” Ben Crump, ”, Morgan Chase, Arian Simone, “, ” Simone, Newsom, ______ Olson Organizations: MIAMI, American Alliance for Equal Rights, Trump, American Alliance, Black, Bank of America, Mastercard, “ Locations: U.S, Black, Miami, America, “, New York

☆ Tesla ditched language saying it was 'a majority-minority workforce' after Elon Musk said 'DEI must die'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla removed language around its minority workers and employee groups in a recent legal filing. The carmaker ditched the references shortly after Elon Musk spoke out against DEI. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe 2022 filing also cited outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions to sponsoring employee resource groups across numerous locations, including Asian Pacific Islanders at Tesla, Black at Tesla, Intersectionality, Latinos at Tesla, LGBTQ at Tesla, Veterans at Tesla, and Women in Tesla. Tesla's decision to omit any references to minority workers and employee resource groups comes only a few weeks after its CEO took to social media to criticize DEI.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, —, Mark Cuban, Musk, it's Organizations: Elon, Service, Bloomberg, Black Colleges, Universities, Asian Pacific Islanders, Intersectionality, Tesla, DEI, Employment Opportunity, Fremont Locations: Tesla, Fremont, California

Utah's governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government. The measure signed by Spencer Cox, a Republican who previously said he supported the idea, had cleared the state House and Senate by wide, party-line majorities. The measures have a heavy focus on higher education, but Republicans are also sponsoring ones that would limit DEI in K-12 schools, state government, state contracting and pension investments. They include measures to reverse Florida’s recent ban on DEI in higher education and measures to require considerations in the K-12 school curriculum. Republican-led Florida and Texas were first to enact broad-based laws banning DEI efforts in higher education last year.

Persons: Utah's, Spencer Cox, Cox, vetoing, We’ve, ” Cox, Keith Grover Organizations: Republican, Associated Locations: Washington, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma

☆ $500 million Harvard megadonor halts donations, says elite schools produce ‘whiny snowflakes’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

At a conference in Miami on Tuesday, Griffin expressed deep frustration with the state of American universities, including the disastrous testimony before Congress by the presidents of Harvard, MIT and UPenn. Griffin, the founder of hedge fund Citadel, said he is no longer supporting Harvard financially but would like that to change. The donor backlash at Ivy League schools raises questions about the sway wealthy individuals hold over educational institutions. Just last April, Griffin made a $300 million gift to Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). Griffin suggested that students at elite schools are “just caught up in the rhetoric of oppressor and oppressee and… just like whiny snowflakes.”The billionaire also reiterated that he won’t hire students who signed an anti-Israel statement issued by Harvard organizations in October.

Persons: Ken Griffin, ” Griffin, Griffin, CNBC’s Leslie Picker, ”, “, “ Will, it’s “, Leslie Wexner, Len Blavatnik Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Harvard University, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, MIT, UPenn, Citadel, MFA Network Miami, Ivy League, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, FAS, Harvard College, Bloomberg Locations: New York, Columbia, Miami, microaggressions, Israel

☆ Right-wing commentators have a theory about plane safety concerns — and they say diversity is to blame
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A recent string of plane safety incidents has made many more concerned about flying. Right-wing commentators including Elon Musk have baselessly decided that DEI initiatives are to blame. AdvertisementRight-wing commentators have a new theory to explain the recent series of high-profile plane safety incidents — and they are claiming that diversity initiatives are to blame. Conservative commentators have converged around the idea that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are jeopardizing plane safety, baselessly claiming that underqualified minorities have been promoted in the industry. AdvertisementExperts say that it is not just misguided to blame DEI initiatives for a reduction in the quality of workers, but also that it is less entrenched than its critics imagine.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Matt Walsh, Ian Miles Cheong, Charlie Kirk, pWp9YVRIym — Marc Xavier Adams, Candance Owens, TikTok, Rob Schneider, Bud Light, Matthew Florence, Rolling, Donald Trump's, Rachel Décoste, Joe Blow Organizations: Service, Conservative, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Aviation, Delta Air Lines, United, DEI, GOP Locations: States, Japan, Alaska, Canada

☆ Cornell donor demands president step down, citing ‘toxic’ diversity policies
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The growing battle between Ivy League institutions and frustrated alumni is now playing out at Cornell University. A prominent alumnus and longtime donor is calling for the immediate resignations of Cornell President Martha Pollack and Provost Michael Kotlikoff, arguing the university’s diversity policies have created a “toxic” environment. Jon Lindseth, an emeritus member of Cornell’s board of trustees, penned an open letter demanding university leaders clean house. Lindseth’s criticism of Cornell’s DEI policies are supported by the Cornell Free Speech Alliance, an alumni group founded in August 2021 pushing to reform the university. While the website for Cornell’s board of trustees does indicate meetings are scheduled, university officials say these are not emergency meetings.

Persons: Martha Pollack, Provost Michael Kotlikoff, Jon Lindseth, Lindseth, Cornell “, ” Lindseth, Bill Ackman, Claudine Gay, Pollack, ” Kraig Kayser, ”, “, ” Joel Malina, ” Cornell Organizations: New, New York CNN, Ivy League, Cornell University, Cornell, Harvard, Cornell Free Speech Alliance, Department of Education, Committee, University and Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Locations: New York, America, Israel

And the DeSantis campaign made many of them, his advisers, allies and supporters have acknowledged to CNN in interviews. Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, speaks during a campaign event in Hampton, New Hampshire, on January 17, 2024. Michael Reaves/Getty Images DeSantis and his wife, Casey, have three children: from left, daughters Mamie and Madison and son Mason. But that approach was rejected by the woman who would be announced as DeSantis’ campaign manager, Generra Peck. And yet, in the face of this overwhelming rejection of his pitch to Make America Florida, DeSantis refused to change gears.

Persons: Ron DeSantis steeled, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Trump, “, Nikki Haley, Trump hadn’t, ” DeSantis, Elon Musk, ”, Curt Anderson, Alex Castellanos, Ron DeSantis, Joseph Prezioso, It’s, Casey, God, Rupert Murdoch’s, Will Lanzoni, Jane, Zuma Press DeSantis, Dunedin High School DeSantis, US Navy DeSantis, John Boehner, Charles Dharapak, Bill Clark, Tom Williams, Trey Gowdy, Al Drago, Zack Wittman, Patrick Farrell, Andrew Gillum, Chris O'Meara, Jeff J Mitchell, Stephen M, Dowell, Chris Kleponis, Lynne Sladky, Steve Cannon, Fernando Medina, Deborah Birx, Doug Mills, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Saul Loeb, Madison, Tori Lynn Schneider, Vera Leip, Joe Raedle, Michael Reaves, Mamie, Mason, WFTS DeSantis, Joe Biden, Hurricane Ian, Charlie Crist, Marco Bello, Reuters DeSantis, Sophie Park, Jordan Gale, –, Stormy Daniels, Jeff Roe, Ken Cuccinelli, Roe, scrappy, Ken Griffin, bankroll DeSantis, Griffin, Dana Bash, Generra Peck, Musk, ” Donors, Peck, Christina Pushaw, Bryan Griffin, Hugh Hewitt, Scott Olson, Ryan Tyson, Zuckerbucks, Kim Reynolds, Reynolds, Iowa –, Anna Moneymaker Organizations: CNN, Trump, New, GOP, Former South Carolina Gov, Christian Broadcasting Network, Elon, Republican, “ JV, ”, Politico, Florida Governor, Getty, Republican Party, New York Post, Disney, Florida Gov, Little League Baseball, Petersburg Times, Zuma Press, Dunedin High School, Yale University, US Navy, Navy, General's Corps, District, DeSantis, First, Bloomberg, Miami Herald, Tribune, Service, Democratic, Orlando Sentinel, White, Orlando Magic, NBA, Coronavirus, New York Times, Tallahassee Democrat, USA, Conservative Political, Conference, University of South, Reuters, Iowa State University football, PAC, “, Fox News, Florida, Central Bank Digital Currency, Iowa, Gov, “ Iowa Republican, Republicans Locations: Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, Hawkeye, Hampton , New Hampshire, AFP, Wally's, Jacksonville , Florida, Dunedin , Florida, Windsor, V, St, Florida's, Tampa , Florida, Orlando, Jacksonville, Sanford , Florida, Tallahassee , Florida, Tallahassee, Pompano Beach , Florida, Miami, Surfside , Florida, University of South Florida, Covid, Tampa, Bedford, Bedford , New Hampshire, Ames , Iowa, New York, Dunedin, Newton , Iowa, Park City , Utah, Tennessee, South Carolina, Trump, Des Moines, West Des Moines , Iowa, Myrtle Beach, “ Iowa, America Florida

☆ ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nicholas Confessore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +44 min

‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. “In support of ridding schools of C.R.T., the Right argues that we want nonpolitical education,” Mr. Klingenstein wrote in August 2021. In a 2023 exchange, Dr. Yenor and two associates discussed how to defend Amy Wax, a conservative law professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Yenor and his allies bristled at the conventions of academic life as overly solicitous toward female and nonwhite students. Samuel Ginn, Claremont donor“The president then told him, ‘Things will change,’” a Claremont fund-raiser wrote to Dr. Yenor and other officials there.

Persons: “ wokeism ”, Chancellor Sharp, Sam Ginn, DeSantis, !, Searle, Scott Yenor's, Alabama Jeff Sessions, peter thiel, thiel, Dan Patrick, Patrick, Texas Long, Claudine Gay, Harvard’s, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Peter Thiel, Heather Mac Donald, ”, Scott Yenor, “, ” Scott Yenor, Claremont, Critics, George Floyd, Donald J, Trump’s, Thomas D, Thomas Klingentstein, ” Mr, Klingenstein, Yenor, Christopher Rufo, fromScott Yenor, Floyd, Mao Zedong’s, Ryan P, Williams, Jack Miller, Ryan Williams, Miller, zealots, Mao Zedong's, ” Claremont, Taube, tothe, Arthur N, Chris Ross, Dockweiler, Elizabeth Ailes, Roger Ailes, Daniel C, Searles, fromChris Ross Ryan, I'd, Dorian Abbot, Mr, Ross, Dr, Amy Wax, Wax, Wax’s, David Azerrad, . Azerrad, fromScott, Azerrad, —, ’, Mac Donald, Mac Donald1 —, fromDavid Azerrad Heather, that's, Thiel —, Thiel’s, bristled, Riffing, Bill Burr, hadn’t, Burr, George W, Bush, ” Tennessee’s, Susan Kaestner, Jeff Sessions, Samuel Ginn, Christopher B, Roberts, Roberts “, Ginn, ” Bowdoin, Thomas Klingenstein, Janet Mills, Mills, ‘, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Kevin Stitt, he’d, fromThomas, Glenn, sputtered, retool, didn’t, Jim Banks, Banks’s, Banks, Gay, Elise Stefanik Organizations: MIT, Trust, Texas, Claremont, Republicans, Senate, The New York Times, Republican, Claremont Institute, Gov, D.E.I, New, Manhattan Institute, Maine Policy Institute, ”, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Equity, Jack Miller Family, Jack Miller Family Foundation America, Capitol, Freedom Trust, Rupe Foundation, Scaife, Fox News, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Hillsdale College, Boise State University, Boise, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Trump, Boise State, University of Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn University, University of Alabama, Auburn, Bowdoin College in, NAS, Bowdoin, Democratic, Mr, Maine Public Radio, American, Association, Maine Department of Education, Indiana Republican, Education, Harvard, New York Republican Locations: Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Maine, Montana , Utah , Oklahoma , Texas, South Carolina , Florida, Louisiana, America, defund, Alabama, Tallahassee, Union, California, Florida, Maine , Tennessee, Idaho, New York, Florida , Louisiana, North Carolina , Oklahoma , Tennessee, Wisconsin, Darling, Dallas, Utah, C.R.T, United States, Hillsdale, Eau, India, Boise State, Boise, Manhattan, Canadian, Dixie, Maine —, Bowdoin College in Maine, Colonial America, ”, Maine’s, la, Portland, Northern Maine, Arkansas, Yenor, Indiana, Israel

☆ Mark Cuban says X is Elon Musk's 'little echo chamber' that only rewards people he likes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewMark Cuban has criticized X as an "echo chamber" for its billionaire owner, Elon Musk. The two billionaires have been arguing since Cuban posted a series of X posts defending such policies against heavy criticism from Musk. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. He said X was set up to be "Elon's little echo chamber that rewards people that he rewards." Representatives for Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: —, Cuban, Elon Musk, Trevor Noah, Musk, Chip Wilson, Lululemon Organizations: Service, Cuban, Business, Forbes Locations: Cuban

Ron DeSantis warned in a CNN town hall Tuesday night that Republicans are “going to lose” the 2024 election if they nominate former President Donald Trump. Nikki Haley – in Iowa’s caucuses, the Florida governor fielded questions in New Hampshire at a town hall moderated by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Here are five takeaways from DeSantis’ town hall:Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, participates in a CNN Republican presidential town hall moderated by Wolf Blitzer, right, at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, on January 16, 2024. DeSantis answers a question during the town hall in New Hampshire on January 16, 2024.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley –, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Haley, Trump, “, ” DeSantis, “ We’re, ”, Wolf Blitzer, Will Lanzoni, CNN DeSantis, won’t, DeSantis, Ryan Binkley, it’s, DeSantis ’, That’s, Republicans DeSantis, lumping, Joe Biden, hadn’t, we’ve, Scott, –, MSNBC’s Joy Reid, “ We’ve, — that’s Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, Trump, South Carolina Gov, Republican, CNN Republican, New England College, ABC News, New, GOP, Nevada Republican, Republicans, Trump voters, College Board, Republican Party, defund, Fox, Disney Locations: Iowa’s, Florida, New Hampshire, DeSantis ’, Henniker , New Hampshire, South Carolina, Granite State, Nevada, Dallas, Iowa, DeSantis, United States, Covid, Orlando

☆ The Equity Talk: Why Darryl Page came out of retirement to be Chubb's chief culture officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

He's vice president and chief culture officer at the insurance giant Chubb, and diversity, equity, and inclusion work falls under his remit. Page used an example of walking into a room of people and giving them all a pair of size 10 shoes. So I really came to this work as a business leader with a lot of experience running a business. There are a few instances where there's important business information that you need to impart, and you may have a difficult time getting the attention of leadership. I think the challenge around this is that if you're really committed to your view on this, then you have to find a different way.

Persons: Darryl Page, Chubb, Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, Page, It's, that's, George Floyd's, I've, They're, I'd, it's, There's, — Organizations: Elon Locations: America

☆ As diversity, equity and inclusion comes under legal attack, companies quietly alter their programs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

But others have targeted decades-old diversity programs that anti-affirmative action advocates have long tried to dismantle. said Danner-Okotie, who received $10,000 from a separate Fearless Fund grant. The Fearless Fund, Danner-Okotie said, grasped her mission of designing clothes for American women looking to celebrate their African heritage. The outcome of the case could be a bellwether for similar diversity programs. But some have made changes to diversity programs to try to protect them from legal scrutiny.

Persons: Sophia Danner, Okotie's, Fearless, Claudine Gay, Harvard Universitys, Erin Clark, Christopher Rufo, Harvard's, Rufo, George Floyd's, Danner, Okotie, Edward Blum, Morrison Foerster, Perkins Coie, Reagan, Dan Lennington, Lennington Organizations: Harvard, Harvard University, Boston Globe, Twitter, Black, Latina, American Alliance for Equal Rights, Disney, Pfizer, Comcast, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Wisconsin Institute, U.S . Department, Business Enterprise Locations: America, Atlanta, India, Nigeria

☆ Former Lululemon employees call the company's response to founder Chip Wilson's comments on DEI 'a slap in the face' to people of color
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson criticized the company's 'whole diversity and inclusion thing.' Former Lululemon employees of color said Wilson's remarks and the company's response failed its mission of increasing diversity. AdvertisementLululemon's employees of color are making their voices heard after the company's founder blasted its diversity initiatives. In January, Lululemon founder Chip Wilson told Forbes that he doesn't agree with the company's "whole diversity and inclusion thing." "The company has failed all Black employees and employees of color," Michael Collins, a former Lululemon store manager, told Business Insider.

Persons: Chip Wilson, —, Forbes, Wilson, You've, Wilson's, Michael Collins, they're, women's, Lululemon, Collins, Miya Dotson, Dotson Organizations: Service, Business, Fashion, Equity

☆ 3 Key Ways to Improve Pay Equity for Creators of Color
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

At other times, she's chatting with her white counterparts about how better to address the unique needs of creators of color. Influencer marketers, creators, and public relations professionals BI spoke with said they're working to ensure this doesn't happen in the creator economy, often referencing research from the past few years that details the pay inequity between white creators and creators of color. Based on this data, three influencer marketers and creators shared their recommendations with BI on improving pay equity for creators of color. Koo also notes the unique responsibility people in her position have in paying creators of color equitably. "Influencer marketing professionals have great power in driving DEI conversations by choosing which voices should represent prominent brands," she said.

Persons: Petit's, influencers, Yasmin Koo, Ogilvy, Booth, Megumi Robinson, Petit, Antonia Alakija, they're, Alakija, Koo Organizations: Business, Meta, League, Color, Association of National, ANA, PR, Belle Communication

☆ House takes aim at Harvard, MIT and UPenn’s tax-exempt status over antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The powerful House Ways and Means Committee is threatening to reconsider the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University amid allegations the elite schools have failed to fight antisemitism on campus. Rep. Jason Smith, the Republican chair of the committee, sent a letter on Wednesday to the four schools expressing alarm at their responses to antisemitism. The controversy has fueled a backlash from donors and politicians and helped contribute to the ousters of former Harvard President Claudine Gay and former UPenn President Liz Magill. The Ways and Means chairman noted that the universities’ tax-exempt status provides “lucrative financial benefits” and “advantageous tax treatment” of their endowments. Harvard is also under pressure to respond to wide-ranging document requests from another House panel, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, on both antisemitism and plagiarism.

Persons: Jason Smith, ” Smith, Claudine Gay, Liz Magill, Smith, ” Cornell, Rebecca Valli, ”, UPenn, “ Penn, ” UPenn, Sally Kornbluth, Martha Pollack Organizations: CNN, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, US, Harvard, UPenn, MIT, Cornell, Education, ” Locations: Israel

☆ Lululemon hits back at founder's anti-DEI comments: They 'do not reflect our company views'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-07 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe athleisure brand Lululemon has distanced itself from its founder and former CEO Chip Wilson's comments about diversity. "Chip Wilson does not speak for Lululemon, and his comments do not reflect our company views or beliefs," a spokesperson said in a statement, per The Business of Fashion. AdvertisementWilson founded Lululemon, which is now headed by Calvin McDonald, in Vancouver in 1998 as a "yoga-inspired" company for women.

Persons: Lululemon, Chip Wilson's, Wilson, Elon Musk, Bill Ackman, —, You've, Chip Wilson, Chip, Jim Bennett, Getty Wilson, Calvin McDonald Organizations: Forbes, Service, Luluemon, Lululemon, Harvard University Locations: Vancouver, American

☆ Bill Ackman says he'll review all MIT professors for plagiarism
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-06 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Ackman is ramping up his search for plagiarism and pledged to review all MIT professors' work. Ackman led the charge to get Harvard president Claudine Gay to resign over plagiarism accusations. AdvertisementBill Ackman is ramping up his crusade against plagiarism to include the work of all Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors after Business Insider reported on several instances of plagiarism found in academic work by his wife, Neri Oxman, a tenured MIT professor. We will begin with a review of the work of all current @MIT faculty members, President Kornbluth, other officers of the Corporation, and its board members for plagiarism." Business Insider told us that they are publishing their story… — Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) January 5, 2024A representative for Ackman did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, Claudine Gay, —, Neri Oxman, Gay, Kornbluth, @NeriOxman, Liz Magill, MIT's Sally Kornbluth, Critics, Magill, Wharton, Gay's Organizations: MIT, Service, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Business, Oxman, Israel, Corporation, University of Pennsylvania, Penn

☆ Mark Cuban says 'good businesses' embrace diversity: 'The loss of DEI-phobic companies is my gain'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Cuban says smart businesses embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. That's a stance at odds with some recent high-profile skepticism of the organizational framework from fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Bill Ackman. "Let me help you out and give my thoughts on DEI," Cuban told Musk on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday. "Good businesses look where others don't to find the employees that will put your business in the best possible position to succeed." Cuban pushed back against the notion that that's what DEI policies call for.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Elon Musk, Bill Ackman, Musk, George Floyd's Organizations: Tech, Google, Meta Locations: Cuban

☆ 18 execs look ahead and share what they're looking forward to — and their biggest worry
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Business Insider spoke with 18 execs for the leadership series "Looking Ahead 2024." NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementLeaders and executives from 18 companies shared vision, strategy, and challenges for Business Insider's "Looking Ahead 2024." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Slack, —, Gen Organizations: LinkedIn, Deloitte, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Intuit, Service, Business

☆ Bill Ackman wants more college presidents to be business people. But that's not the way it works.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Advancing through academia to the role of president is still the traditional route, with 54% of college presidents in the US taking this path. That's according to the American Council on Education's 2023 American College President Study, which surveyed more than 1,000 presidents. AdvertisementA 2017 Deloitte survey of sitting college presidents found they "overwhelmingly agreed" that campus leaders need academic experience. Business people aren't a popular choice for the position for several reasons, many of which have to do with a president's responsibilities. AdvertisementCautionary tales of presidents with business backgroundsWhile it's unfair to write off university leaders from business backgrounds, some recent experiments do provide a cautionary tale.

Persons: —, Bill Ackman, Claudine Gay, isn't, Ackman, Ackman doesn't, doesn't, Benjamin Ginsberg, it's, Ginsberg, Harvard's Gay, he's, Gay, Tim Wolfe, Simon Newman Organizations: Service, Harvard, Business, American Council, Study, Deloitte, Bloomberg, Johns Hopkins University, Faculty, IBM, Novell, University of Missouri, Mary's University, Education's, Futures Lab Locations: Mount St

☆ Bill Ackman's celebrity academic wife Neri Oxman's dissertation is marred by plagiarism
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Harvard's president, Claudine Gay, resigned after conservative activists revealed she had plagiarized. But for Bill Ackman, the plagiarism wasn't only cause for Gay's immediate ouster as Harvard's president — it also warranted her total removal from its faculty. AdvertisementGay resigned as Harvard's president on Tuesday. One remains: Kornbluth, the president of MIT, where Oxman wrote her thesis and worked from 2010 to 2020. "Stay tuned @MIT," Ackman replied.

Persons: Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman, —, Ackman's, Neri Oxman, Oxman, Ackman, Gay, Elle, Björk, Brad Pitt, Jeffrey Epstein, Sally Kornbluth, Kornbluth, Liz Magill, Steve Weiner, Daniel Wagner, Peder Anker, Claus Mattheck, Weiner, Wagner, MIT Oxman, George Reid Andrews, Andrews, Christopher Rufo, Magill Organizations: Harvard, Gay, Service, Israel's, Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York Times, New York's Museum of Modern Art, MIT, Boston Globe, Pershing Square Foundation, Pershing Square Capital Management, University of Pennsylvania, New York University, Royal Society of London, University of Pittsburgh, New York Post, Harvard Corporation, Ackman Locations: Gaza, Harvard's, New York City, German, New

☆ Harvard's president stepping down is giving the GOP the green light to probe other top universities
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Harvard President Claudine Gay — whose response to a question on antisemitism on campus at a Congressional hearing sparked outrage — has stepped down after weeks of increasing pressure. Gay gave a bungled answer that she wouldn't outright ban calls for genocide against Jews on campus during the House hearing last month. The controversy quickly spiraled into wider allegations of plagiarism against Gay — led by the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative outlet. Stefanik — who led the hearing Gay attended and was also booted off a Harvard advisory panel for backing Donald Trump's election lies — vowed to keep up the pressure.

Persons: —, Claudine Gay —, Gay, Gay —, Elise Stefanik, Stefanik —, Donald Trump's, Andrew Garbino, Claudine Gay, Carlos A, Gimenez, Claudine Gay's, Bill Ackman, Ackman, Gay's Organizations: Service, Harvard, Business, Washington Free, Republicans, GOP, New York Republican, Gay Locations: Florida

☆ Ancestry's Deb Liu on 2024: 'Ruthless prioritization' is key to success
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-01 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . During the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families lost older relatives, reminding them of the importance of passing on family stories, Deb Liu, Ancestry's CEO and president, told Business Insider. She said a family member's death pushed her to ask her uncle to recall a story about her family's history. Liu said she's excited about new offerings to allow several members of a family to work on their history together. Liu's insights are part of Business Insider's year-end leadership package, "Looking Ahead 2024," digging into vision, strategy, and challenges across corporate America.

Persons: Deb Liu, Liu, —, it's, We're, we're, That's Organizations: Service Locations: Business, America, Cornwall

☆ Chubb's Ana Robic on 2024: I want to educate customers about the insurance they don't realize they need
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

What was supposed to be a way to get through the summer doing "the lame insurance thing" turned into a career, she said. "People's expectations of this industry are generally quite wrong," Robic told Business Insider. What makes insurance unique, Robic said, is that "the thing you're promising people doesn't change." What's one thing you're excited about for 2024? And it sounds silly, because it's insurance, and I think you're inundated with images on TV as to what insurance is.

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