Bill Ackman
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And I call it my greatest hits of posts. It's got something like 110 million views. views. And everyone looked at this and said, what is wrong with university campuses? and their leadership, and their governance, by the way. You know, in a way, this whole conversation's been about governance. Harvard has a disastrous governance structure, which is why we have the problem we have.
And I call it my greatest hits of posts. It's got something like 110 million views. views. And everyone looked at this and said, what is wrong with university campuses? and their leadership, and their governance, by the way. You know, in a way, this whole conversation's been about governance. Harvard has a disastrous governance structure, which is why we have the problem we have.
President Harvard had a huge opportunity because she went third, right? The first two gave the world's most disastrous answers to the question. And she literally just copied their answer, which is itself, you know, kind of ironic in light of ultimately what happened.
President Harvard had a huge opportunity because she went third, right? The first two gave the world's most disastrous answers to the question. And she literally just copied their answer, which is itself, you know, kind of ironic in light of ultimately what happened.
President Harvard had a huge opportunity because she went third, right? The first two gave the world's most disastrous answers to the question. And she literally just copied their answer, which is itself, you know, kind of ironic in light of ultimately what happened.
First of all, I never threatened to use financial or other resources. The only thing I did here was I wrote public letters I spoke privately to a couple members of the board. I spoke for 45 minutes to the chairman. None of those conversations were effective or went anywhere as far as I could tell.
First of all, I never threatened to use financial or other resources. The only thing I did here was I wrote public letters I spoke privately to a couple members of the board. I spoke for 45 minutes to the chairman. None of those conversations were effective or went anywhere as far as I could tell.
First of all, I never threatened to use financial or other resources. The only thing I did here was I wrote public letters I spoke privately to a couple members of the board. I spoke for 45 minutes to the chairman. None of those conversations were effective or went anywhere as far as I could tell.
I think my public letters and then some of the posts I did and that little three-minute video excerpt had an impact. But it wasn't about, I mean, you can criticize me for being a billionaire, but that had, you know, it was really the words. It's a bit like, again, going back to the corporate analogy. It's not the fact that you own 5% of the company that causes people to vote in your favor.
I think my public letters and then some of the posts I did and that little three-minute video excerpt had an impact. But it wasn't about, I mean, you can criticize me for being a billionaire, but that had, you know, it was really the words. It's a bit like, again, going back to the corporate analogy. It's not the fact that you own 5% of the company that causes people to vote in your favor.
I think my public letters and then some of the posts I did and that little three-minute video excerpt had an impact. But it wasn't about, I mean, you can criticize me for being a billionaire, but that had, you know, it was really the words. It's a bit like, again, going back to the corporate analogy. It's not the fact that you own 5% of the company that causes people to vote in your favor.
It's the fact that your ideas are right. And I think, you know, I was disappointed after the congressional testimony, the Board of Harvard said that they were 100% behind, unanimously 100% behind President Gay. And so clearly I was ineffective. And ultimately what took her down was other, I would say, activists who identified issues with academic integrity.
It's the fact that your ideas are right. And I think, you know, I was disappointed after the congressional testimony, the Board of Harvard said that they were 100% behind, unanimously 100% behind President Gay. And so clearly I was ineffective. And ultimately what took her down was other, I would say, activists who identified issues with academic integrity.
It's the fact that your ideas are right. And I think, you know, I was disappointed after the congressional testimony, the Board of Harvard said that they were 100% behind, unanimously 100% behind President Gay. And so clearly I was ineffective. And ultimately what took her down was other, I would say, activists who identified issues with academic integrity.
And then she lost the confidence of the faculty. And once that happens... It's hard to stay. And I wanted her to be fired, basically, or be forced to resign because of failures of leadership, because that would have sent a message about the importance of leadership, you know, failure to stop a emergence of anti-Semitism on campus.
And then she lost the confidence of the faculty. And once that happens... It's hard to stay. And I wanted her to be fired, basically, or be forced to resign because of failures of leadership, because that would have sent a message about the importance of leadership, you know, failure to stop a emergence of anti-Semitism on campus.
And then she lost the confidence of the faculty. And once that happens... It's hard to stay. And I wanted her to be fired, basically, or be forced to resign because of failures of leadership, because that would have sent a message about the importance of leadership, you know, failure to stop a emergence of anti-Semitism on campus.
And, you know, there's some news today, the protests are getting worse.
And, you know, there's some news today, the protests are getting worse.
And, you know, there's some news today, the protests are getting worse.