Billionaire Harvard megadonor Ken Griffin has suspended contributions to his embattled alma mater, criticizing its handling of campus antisemitism and an educational approach that produces students he described as “whiny snowflakes.” Mr. Griffin made a $300 million gift to the university just last April, but asked whether he will continue to support Harvard financially, he […]
There are more plagiarism charges afoot at Harvard, this time against the Ivy League school’s first-ever chief diversity officer. According to a report in the Washington Free Beacon, a plagiarism and academic-fraud complaint has been filed against Sherri Ann Charleston that accuses her, among other things, of taking credit for work done by her husband. […]
Harvard can’t catch a break. Not that I feel sorry for them. The university is getting what it asked for, good and hard. They look down at the plebs with disgust because, after all, Harvard has all the credentialed smart people, so they can’t complain when others point out that those credentialed and smart people […]
Another antisemitism uproar has erupted at Harvard University, this time over the school’s pick to lead a task force on antisemitism. Harvard came to the defense Monday of history professor Derek Penslar, who recently downplayed campus antisemitism and signed a petition that referred to Israel as a “regime of apartheid.” In a statement, a Harvard […]
Harvard University has shed fresh light on the ongoing investigation into plagiarism accusations against former president Claudine Gay, including that an independent body recommended a broader review after substantiating some of the complaints. Source link
Harvard University, struggling to manage its campus response to the Israel-Hamas war, announced task forces on Friday to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia. Source link
Private institutions of higher learning love cash donations, much of which comes from private investors. To fall out of favor with these investors is to risk being cut off. It’s always been this way, but never more so among Ivy League institutions than today. Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of […]
The formerly reputable news organization known as the Associated Press was brutally fact-checked on the social media platform X Wednesday morning when the wire service tried to frame the resignation of Harvard University President Claudine Gay as the result of conservative “weaponization.” What exactly was weaponized, one might ask? That would be Gay’s decision to […]
It’s a good bet that the former president of Harvard University, Claudine Gay, is already in the running for the 2024 Hypocrite of the Year Award. Gay came under fire for charges of plagiarism and her response to the growing anti-Semitism at Harvard — which was no response or, worse, a green light to students […]
As Matt explains nearby, Claudine Gay is officially resigning as Harvard’s president. But now even her resignation letter is sending the plagiarism klaxon to Defcon 1. Gay was pressured to leave the president’s office because someone — many someones — was thoroughly embarrassed by her performance in front of Congress […]
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