Bill Ackman

I couldn't get the CEO of Harvard to take a meeting. And then finally, I spoke to the chairman of the board, a woman by the name of Penny Pritzker, who I knew from I'm on a business school board with her. And it was, as I described, one of the more disappointing conversations of my life. And it did not seem, she seemed a bit like, if you will, deer in the headlights. They couldn't do this.

I couldn't get the CEO of Harvard to take a meeting. And then finally, I spoke to the chairman of the board, a woman by the name of Penny Pritzker, who I knew from I'm on a business school board with her. And it was, as I described, one of the more disappointing conversations of my life. And it did not seem, she seemed a bit like, if you will, deer in the headlights. They couldn't do this.

I couldn't get the CEO of Harvard to take a meeting. And then finally, I spoke to the chairman of the board, a woman by the name of Penny Pritzker, who I knew from I'm on a business school board with her. And it was, as I described, one of the more disappointing conversations of my life. And it did not seem, she seemed a bit like, if you will, deer in the headlights. They couldn't do this.

They couldn't do that. The law was preventing them from doing various things. And that led to my first letter to the university. And I sort of ended the letter, you know, sort of giving this president of Harvard a dare to be great speech. This is your opportunity. You know, you can fix this. This could be your legacy.

They couldn't do that. The law was preventing them from doing various things. And that led to my first letter to the university. And I sort of ended the letter, you know, sort of giving this president of Harvard a dare to be great speech. This is your opportunity. You know, you can fix this. This could be your legacy.

They couldn't do that. The law was preventing them from doing various things. And that led to my first letter to the university. And I sort of ended the letter, you know, sort of giving this president of Harvard a dare to be great speech. This is your opportunity. You know, you can fix this. This could be your legacy.

And I sent it to the, I emailed it to the president and the board members whose email addresses I had. I posted it on Twitter. I got no response, no acknowledgement, nothing. And in fact, the open dialogue I had with a couple of people on the board basically got shut down after that. And that led to letter number two.

And I sent it to the, I emailed it to the president and the board members whose email addresses I had. I posted it on Twitter. I got no response, no acknowledgement, nothing. And in fact, the open dialogue I had with a couple of people on the board basically got shut down after that. And that led to letter number two.

And I sent it to the, I emailed it to the president and the board members whose email addresses I had. I posted it on Twitter. I got no response, no acknowledgement, nothing. And in fact, the open dialogue I had with a couple of people on the board basically got shut down after that. And that led to letter number two.

And then when the Congress, led by Elise Stefanik, announced an investigation of anti-Semitism on campus and concern about violations of law... The president was called to testify along with two other, you know, the president of MIT, you know, the president of University of Pennsylvania, who were having similar issues on campus.

And then when the Congress, led by Elise Stefanik, announced an investigation of anti-Semitism on campus and concern about violations of law... The president was called to testify along with two other, you know, the president of MIT, you know, the president of University of Pennsylvania, who were having similar issues on campus.

And then when the Congress, led by Elise Stefanik, announced an investigation of anti-Semitism on campus and concern about violations of law... The president was called to testify along with two other, you know, the president of MIT, you know, the president of University of Pennsylvania, who were having similar issues on campus.

I reached out to the president of Harvard and said, well, one, the Israeli government had gotten in touch and offered the opportunity for me to see the Hamas, if you will, GoPro film. And I said, you know what, I'd love to show it at Harvard. And they thought that would be a great idea. And so I partnered with the head of Harvard Chabad, a guy named Rabbi Hershey.

I reached out to the president of Harvard and said, well, one, the Israeli government had gotten in touch and offered the opportunity for me to see the Hamas, if you will, GoPro film. And I said, you know what, I'd love to show it at Harvard. And they thought that would be a great idea. And so I partnered with the head of Harvard Chabad, a guy named Rabbi Hershey.

I reached out to the president of Harvard and said, well, one, the Israeli government had gotten in touch and offered the opportunity for me to see the Hamas, if you will, GoPro film. And I said, you know what, I'd love to show it at Harvard. And they thought that would be a great idea. And so I partnered with the head of Harvard Chabad, a guy named Rabbi Hershey.

And we were putting the film up on campus. And I thought, you know, if the president were to see this, it would give her a lot of perspective on what happened. And she should see it before her testimony. And so I reached out to her, or actually Rabbi Hershey did. And, uh, he was told she would be out of town and couldn't see it.

And we were putting the film up on campus. And I thought, you know, if the president were to see this, it would give her a lot of perspective on what happened. And she should see it before her testimony. And so I reached out to her, or actually Rabbi Hershey did. And, uh, he was told she would be out of town and couldn't see it.

And we were putting the film up on campus. And I thought, you know, if the president were to see this, it would give her a lot of perspective on what happened. And she should see it before her testimony. And so I reached out to her, or actually Rabbi Hershey did. And, uh, he was told she would be out of town and couldn't see it.

Um, and then I reached out to her again, said, look, I'll, I'll facilitate your attendance in the, in the Congress, you know, come see the film. I'll fly you down. That was rejected. And then she testified. And I watched a good percentage, 80% of the testimony of all three presidents. And it was an embarrassment to the country, embarrassment to the universities. They were evasive.

Um, and then I reached out to her again, said, look, I'll, I'll facilitate your attendance in the, in the Congress, you know, come see the film. I'll fly you down. That was rejected. And then she testified. And I watched a good percentage, 80% of the testimony of all three presidents. And it was an embarrassment to the country, embarrassment to the universities. They were evasive.