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Bill Ackman, Mark Zuckerberg-backed Harvard alumni miss cut for board seats after antisemitism, plagiarism scandals
One other candidate backed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg also failed to win a place on the ballot for Harvard’s board of overseers. The two men, who acted independently, threw support ...
The Washington Post1y
Mark Zuckerberg joins struggle over Harvard’s future
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg jumped into the fight over Harvard University’s future on Friday, the latest prominent business leader to do so at a moment of turmoil for the elite university.
New York Post1y
Mark Zuckerberg to break silence on Harvard antisemitism with board endorsement
Mark Zuckerberg has kept relatively mum about antisemitism at Harvard — but he’s expected to break his silence on Friday as he endorses a Silicon Valley mogul to join a powerful panel that ...
Forbes1y
Billionaires Zuckerberg And Ackman Take On Harvard’s Board—Endorsing Their Own Candidates Amid Election Interference Claims
Billionaire Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman launched a campaign this week to replace members of Harvard’s board with their own picks, as the Ivy League’s leadership ...
Mashable2y
What Harvard graduates saw from Mark Zuckerberg: Humility
Surrounded by the usual top hats and fancy attire found at a Harvard University Commencement, Facebook CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg, a member of the Class of 2004 who famously never graduated ...
Fast Company1y
Mark Zuckerberg donated $500 million to Harvard for AI. Then a disinformation research project was shut down, a whistleblower alleges
A prominent disinformation scholar who left Harvard University in August has accused the school of muzzling her speech and stifling—then dismantling—her research team as it launched a deep ...
Bloomberg L.P.1y
Harvard Dropout Zuckerberg Backs Venture Capitalist for University Oversight Role
A Harvard College graduate trying to win a seat on a prestigious alumni council won backing from one of the school’s most famous dropouts: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Sam Lessin ...
Business Insider1mon
Mark Zuckerberg says college isn't preparing students for the job market
Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard University as a sophomore to focus on Facebook. The Meta CEO met his wife, Priscilla Chan, and friends who helped start Facebook in college. Zuckerberg told ...
The Boston Globe2y
Zuckerberg, Chan want new Harvard institute to answer questions about the brain, AI
For the first time since gifting Harvard University $500 million to launch a new research institute, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan visited the school Thursday to talk about their ambitious ...
Fast Company1y
As Facebook turns 20, here’s a look back at the first newspaper articles ever written about it
Twenty years ago today, in the Kirkland House dormitory of Harvard University, Mark Zuckerberg rolled out a social network for students at the school. The site ran on a single server, which cost ...
New Haven Register3mon
Watch Mark Zuckerberg Ask Fellow Harvard Dropout Bill Gates for Advice on His Harvard Commencement Speech
Now, 10 years later, it’s time for another billionaire Harvard dropout to take the stage. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has been invited to be the 2017 commencement speaker at his alma mater ...