Billionaire Marc Rowan is calling on wealthy donors to Ivy League universities to pause contributions to protest the schools’ responses to the…
Billionaire Marc Rowan has been in touch with what one finance executive quipped was"half of Wall Street" about halting donations to some of the country's most prestigious universities.
Beyond the calls with donors and alumni, Rowan and other finance executives critical of the universities have been in contact through text messages about their concerns with the schools. One of the people on these text message chains with Rowan is Bill Ackman, CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square, according to a person briefed on the matter.
The Palestine Writes Literature Festival featured several speakers who had made antisemitic remarks in the past.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Wall Street IG Client Sentiment: Our data shows traders are now net-short Wall Street for the first time since Oct 19, 2023 when Wall Street traded near 33,377.90.Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger Wall Street-bullish contrarian trading bias.
Read more »
Trump wants to create free 'American Academy' paid for by Ivy League endowment taxJeremiah Poff is an education and culture reporter for the Washington Examiner. A Virginia native, he previously worked for the Cardinal Newman Society, the Department of Education, and the College Fix. He graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2019 with a degree in journalism and a minor in human life studies.
Read more »
Antisemitism has billionaires bailing on Ivy League donationsBillionaire donors are withholding gifts to Ivy League colleges like Harvard, Columbia and UPenn over antisemitism on campus in the wake of Hamas' terror attack on Israel.
Read more »
Joe Wilson to Newsmax: GOP Warned Ivy League SchoolsRep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Tuesday that a group of House Republicans sent a letter to Ivy League schools warning them against the support of antisemitism on their campuses.
Read more »
Princeton University grad sentenced to prison for Jan. 6 actionsLarry Giberson was arrested and charged while an Ivy League senior, and graduated two months later.
Read more »