Zuckerberg, Ackman Endorse Outsider Candidates for Harvard Board Amid Leadership Crisis

Renew Harvard, focused on upholding academic free speech, is among the endorsed groups, as criticisms rise over the nomination process for outsider candidates.

• Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Ackman, billionaire donors, have endorsed outsider candidates for the Harvard Board of Overseers amid the University's ongoing leadership crisis.
• Zuckerberg endorsed Samuel W. Lessin, a former Facebook executive, while Ackman endorsed Renew Harvard, a slate of four anti-establishment candidates.
• Renew Harvard, established after former Harvard President Claudine Gay's resignation, focuses on upholding academic free speech on campus.
• Candidates for the Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing body, are vying to fill five annual vacancies.
• Both Zuckerberg and Ackman have criticized the current process for outsider candidates to appear on the ballot, which requires over 3,200 alumni nominations.

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