The Ivy League donor backlash is a PR nightmare, and that's the point
Yesterday, we talked about some of the big-name, deep-pocketed businessmen who were, to say the least, disappointed with their alma maters' responses to what they considered antisemitic behavior at Harvard and UPenn.
2023-10-20 09:50
Harvard and UPenn donors are furious. It may have a financial domino effect
Influential donors to Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania say they will cut their ties to the schools in protest of college administrators' response to alleged anti-Israel speech and antisemitism on campuses in the wake of Hamas' terror attacks.
2023-10-19 21:27
UPenn crisis deepens: Former trustee calls for president to resign as donors bail
Former University of Pennsylvania trustee Vahan Gureghian is calling for Liz Magill, the Ivy League school's president, to step down and warned the backlash from powerful donors will likely get worse over a growing uproar over how the school has dealt with allegations of antisemitism on campus.
2023-10-19 08:18
Takeaways from presidential super PACs' mid-year financial disclosures
Super PACs backing presidential candidates released their semi-annual financial disclosures on Monday, with the group supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' bid for president leading the pack with a $130 million haul.
2023-08-01 13:26
Crisis-hit Pakistan strikes $3bn funding deal with IMF
The South Asian nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1947.
2023-06-30 12:25