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Another major UPenn donor pulls support over school's response to Hamas as others set to follow
2023-10-19
[NYPOST] Another major donor to the University of Pennsylvania has pulled his support over the college’s failure to condemn the Hamas
...a regional Iranian catspaw,...
terrorist attacks — and even more are considering following suit.

David Magerman, who helped build Renaissance Technologies, slammed his alma mater’s "misguided moral compass" and said he will "refuse to donate another dollar to Penn" in a letter to president Elizabeth Magill and board chair Scott Bok posted to X.

"Over the past month, I have been deeply embarrassed by my association with and support for the University of Pennsylvania," he wrote in the letter Monday.

"The leadership of the university has failed to demonstrate the values I expect from an institution that purports to educate young adults and prepare them for a lifetime of leadership and to be emissaries for good in the world."
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Posted by:Fred

#2  would it be wrong to think there is "other" money waiting to fill that void?
Posted by: jefe101   2023-10-19 21:40  

#1  The Ivy League is shooting itself in the foot (fair disclosure: I am a Yale man.)

With losing a billion here and a billion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money even by Ivy League standards. Time to wake up and smell the coffee.
Posted by: Tom   2023-10-19 14:00  

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