Overview

• Bill Ackman has intensified his campaign against Harvard, calling for the removal of Harvard Corporation's senior fellow Penny Pritzker, citing mismanagement of governance and finances.
• Ackman criticized Harvard's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, claiming they exacerbate antisemitism and fail to promote diverse viewpoints.
• He argued that Harvard mishandled the Trump Administration's demands by suing the government over a $2 billion funding freeze, instead of engaging constructively with the administration's concerns.
• The hedge fund manager suggested that Harvard’s tax-exempt status should be reconsidered if the university continues to act as a political advocacy organization.
• Harvard remains in a legal battle with the Trump Administration over what it describes as unconstitutional demands tied to the federal funding suspension.