Bill Ackman
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And on October 8th, or shortly thereafter, the Dartmouth president, who had been in her job for precisely the same number of months that the Harvard president had been in her job, the first thing she did is she got the most important professors of Middle East studies who were Arab and who were Jews and convened them and held an open session, Q&A, for students to talk about what's going on in the Middle East.
And on October 8th, or shortly thereafter, the Dartmouth president, who had been in her job for precisely the same number of months that the Harvard president had been in her job, the first thing she did is she got the most important professors of Middle East studies who were Arab and who were Jews and convened them and held an open session, Q&A, for students to talk about what's going on in the Middle East.
and began an opportunity for common understanding among the student body. And Dartmouth has been a relatively benign environment on this issue. And students are able to do work and there aren't disruptive protests with people with bullhorns walking into classrooms, interfering with, you know, people pay today $82,000 a year, which itself is crazy to go to Harvard.
and began an opportunity for common understanding among the student body. And Dartmouth has been a relatively benign environment on this issue. And students are able to do work and there aren't disruptive protests with people with bullhorns walking into classrooms, interfering with, you know, people pay today $82,000 a year, which itself is crazy to go to Harvard.
and began an opportunity for common understanding among the student body. And Dartmouth has been a relatively benign environment on this issue. And students are able to do work and there aren't disruptive protests with people with bullhorns walking into classrooms, interfering with, you know, people pay today $82,000 a year, which itself is crazy to go to Harvard.
But imagine your family borrows the money or you borrow the money as a student. And your learning is disrupted by constant protests. And the university does nothing. You know, when George Floyd died... the Harvard president wrote a very strong letter denouncing what had taken place and calling this an important moment in American history and took it incredibly seriously.
But imagine your family borrows the money or you borrow the money as a student. And your learning is disrupted by constant protests. And the university does nothing. You know, when George Floyd died... the Harvard president wrote a very strong letter denouncing what had taken place and calling this an important moment in American history and took it incredibly seriously.
But imagine your family borrows the money or you borrow the money as a student. And your learning is disrupted by constant protests. And the university does nothing. You know, when George Floyd died... the Harvard president wrote a very strong letter denouncing what had taken place and calling this an important moment in American history and took it incredibly seriously.
Her first letter about October 7th was not that, let's put it that way. And then her second letter was not that. And then ultimately, she was sort of forced by the board or the pressure to make a more public statement. But it was clear that it was hard for her to come to an understanding of this terrorist act. And then the protests erupted on campus, and they started out reasonably benign.
Her first letter about October 7th was not that, let's put it that way. And then her second letter was not that. And then ultimately, she was sort of forced by the board or the pressure to make a more public statement. But it was clear that it was hard for her to come to an understanding of this terrorist act. And then the protests erupted on campus, and they started out reasonably benign.
Her first letter about October 7th was not that, let's put it that way. And then her second letter was not that. And then ultimately, she was sort of forced by the board or the pressure to make a more public statement. But it was clear that it was hard for her to come to an understanding of this terrorist act. And then the protests erupted on campus, and they started out reasonably benign.
And then the protesters got more and more aggressive in terms of violating university rules on things like bullying. And the university did nothing. And that, obviously, for the Jewish students, the Israeli students, the Israeli faculty, Jewish faculty, created an incredibly uncomfortable environment. And the president seemed indifferent.
And then the protesters got more and more aggressive in terms of violating university rules on things like bullying. And the university did nothing. And that, obviously, for the Jewish students, the Israeli students, the Israeli faculty, Jewish faculty, created an incredibly uncomfortable environment. And the president seemed indifferent.
And then the protesters got more and more aggressive in terms of violating university rules on things like bullying. And the university did nothing. And that, obviously, for the Jewish students, the Israeli students, the Israeli faculty, Jewish faculty, created an incredibly uncomfortable environment. And the president seemed indifferent.
And I went up to campus and I met with hundreds of students in small groups and larger groups. And they're like, Bill, why is the president doing nothing? Why is the administration doing nothing? And that was really the beginning. And I reached out to the president, reached out to the board of Harvard. I said, look, this thing is heading in the wrong direction and you need to fix it.
And I went up to campus and I met with hundreds of students in small groups and larger groups. And they're like, Bill, why is the president doing nothing? Why is the administration doing nothing? And that was really the beginning. And I reached out to the president, reached out to the board of Harvard. I said, look, this thing is heading in the wrong direction and you need to fix it.
And I went up to campus and I met with hundreds of students in small groups and larger groups. And they're like, Bill, why is the president doing nothing? Why is the administration doing nothing? And that was really the beginning. And I reached out to the president, reached out to the board of Harvard. I said, look, this thing is heading in the wrong direction and you need to fix it.
And I have some ideas, love to share. And I got the Heisman, as they say, you know, they just kept pushing off the opportunity for me to meet with the president and meet with the board. And a certain point in time I pushed, you know, I'm kind of a activist when you push me. It reminded me of early days of activism where I couldn't get the CEO of Wendy's to return my call.
And I have some ideas, love to share. And I got the Heisman, as they say, you know, they just kept pushing off the opportunity for me to meet with the president and meet with the board. And a certain point in time I pushed, you know, I'm kind of a activist when you push me. It reminded me of early days of activism where I couldn't get the CEO of Wendy's to return my call.
And I have some ideas, love to share. And I got the Heisman, as they say, you know, they just kept pushing off the opportunity for me to meet with the president and meet with the board. And a certain point in time I pushed, you know, I'm kind of a activist when you push me. It reminded me of early days of activism where I couldn't get the CEO of Wendy's to return my call.