Billionaire Bill Ackman posts a 4,000-word essay claiming his alma mater's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies are the “root cause of anti-Semitism” at Ivy League schools. Despite requests for a review of the management committee.
At 2:03 a.m. Wednesday, hours after celebrating the resignation of Harvard University President Claudine Gay, Ackman told He also said he was concerned that “people are racist.”
“The E in DEI stands for equality of outcome, not equality of opportunity,” said Ackman, 57, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. writing.
Ackman said, “DEI is racist because reverse racism is racism, even if it's against white people (and it's important to note that this needs to be pointed out).” ),” he added in a lengthy post..
She continued, “Under DEI, the degree of oppression of a person is determined by whether white people, Jews, or Asians are considered oppressors, and people of color, LGBTQ people, and/or some are considered oppressors. “It is determined based on where they reside on the so-called intersecting pyramid of oppression.” Women are seen as oppressed. ”
Ackman denounced this ideology, stating that “there is no such thing as 'non-racism.'”
“Under the ideology of DEI, any policy, program, educational system, economic system, grading system, or admissions policy that has unequal outcomes among people (as well as because of their disparate impact on geography and the people who live there) “People with different skin colors are considered racist,” he added.
“As a result, according to DEI, capitalism is racist, Advanced Placement exams are racist, IQ tests are racist, corporations are racist, and in other words Therefore, any merit-based program, system, or organization that produces outcomes for different races or that produces outcomes for different races is racist.'' People who contradict percentages are by definition racist under DEI ideology. ”
Ackman also accused the DEI movement of being a “significant contributor to increasing our divisions” and said the movement has created resentment that is “one of the most important drivers of racism.” He pointed out that there was.
“Having said all of this, it is one thing to give underprivileged people the opportunity and resources to help themselves. Mr. Ackman is unqualified for admission and for leadership roles. “It's another thing to choose that candidate in the future,'' he said, noting that the latter “seems to have applied to the election of a gay former president.''
Ackman said he believes the university's Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, which was founded by Gay, should also be shut down, and that the university should seek a “qualified businessman to serve as president.” added.
“Boards should not be comprised primarily of individuals who share the same politics or views regarding DEI,” Ackman wrote. “New board members should be selected in a transparent process with the support of a 30-member supervisory board.”
Ackman also cited a post that revealed that Harvard's Board of Trustees “appeared to have sought to identify and retaliate against whistleblowers in violation of the university's whistleblower protection policy” in the wake of the plagiarism scandal. The article was also cited.
Ackman ended his post by calling for the resignation of Harvard University trustees who supported gays despite damning Congressional testimony regarding anti-Semitic protests on campus.
“Penny Pritzker, chair of the board, contributed significantly to societal harm, including by leading the campaign to keep Claudine Gay, orchestrating strategies to intimidate the media, and bypassing the process to assess plagiarism.” He should resign along with the rest of the board. It's done,” Ackman said.
“These are the minimum changes needed to begin repairing the damage that has been done,” he said.
Professor Ackman cited Gay's sloppy response to the surge in anti-Semitism on campus following Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel, for which Israel is “fully responsible.” It also included the release of a controversial letter co-signed by more than 30 student organizations. Massacre by a terrorist group.
In an exchange with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) in Congress last month, Gay questioned whether calling for the slaughter of Jews on campus violated the university's code of conduct regarding bullying and harassment. was asked.
Gay said it depends on the “circumstances” of the case. The response sparked a fierce backlash against Harvard's president, who had served as president of Harvard for just six months and two days, the shortest tenure in its history.
A representative for Mr. Ackman at Pershing Square declined the Post's request for comment.
