I find myself in almost total agreement with observations, insights, and conclusions expressed in this letter by MR. Ackman. However, his letter leaves me with a nagging question: why did it take the racist, antisemitic statements by student groups that were tacitly supported by the Harvard administration on October 8 to prompt Mr. Ackma…
I find myself in almost total agreement with observations, insights, and conclusions expressed in this letter by MR. Ackman. However, his letter leaves me with a nagging question: why did it take the racist, antisemitic statements by student groups that were tacitly supported by the Harvard administration on October 8 to prompt Mr. Ackman to realize that something was rotten in Denmark.
The DEI ideology, the speech codes, the oppressor / oppressed framework for analyzing all social conflicts and problems, the racism (for one example remember Harvard treatment of Asians during the student selection process), and the move away from recognizing and rewarding merit has been a feature of Harvard for at least a decade or more.
Former president Gay’s lack of accomplishments were evident from the moment she was announced. Before becoming president she was instrumental in stifling the career of one of the country’s most promising young black economists, because his research did not conform to the progressive racial consensus that has emerged among acceptable black scholars. Given her past, her performance as president should not have been a surprise.
The fact that prestigious and accomplished Harvard graduates ( and similar graduates from other elite universities) like him have chosen to overlook or look away from these institutionally and socially destructive policies and practices is the reason why they have proliferated not only at Harvard but widely throughout our society.
I find myself in almost total agreement with observations, insights, and conclusions expressed in this letter by MR. Ackman. However, his letter leaves me with a nagging question: why did it take the racist, antisemitic statements by student groups that were tacitly supported by the Harvard administration on October 8 to prompt Mr. Ackman to realize that something was rotten in Denmark.
The DEI ideology, the speech codes, the oppressor / oppressed framework for analyzing all social conflicts and problems, the racism (for one example remember Harvard treatment of Asians during the student selection process), and the move away from recognizing and rewarding merit has been a feature of Harvard for at least a decade or more.
Former president Gay’s lack of accomplishments were evident from the moment she was announced. Before becoming president she was instrumental in stifling the career of one of the country’s most promising young black economists, because his research did not conform to the progressive racial consensus that has emerged among acceptable black scholars. Given her past, her performance as president should not have been a surprise.
The fact that prestigious and accomplished Harvard graduates ( and similar graduates from other elite universities) like him have chosen to overlook or look away from these institutionally and socially destructive policies and practices is the reason why they have proliferated not only at Harvard but widely throughout our society.