Ackman has been pressuring university presidents, including MIT's Sally Kornbluth, Harvard's Claudine Gay, and the University of Pennsylvania's Liz Magill, to take a stand against on-campus antisemitism. His focus is now on Kornbluth, whom he has vowed to subject to plagiarism checks. Ackman's comments have raised concerns about potential embarrassment for universities, termination of donations, withdrawal of federal funding, and possible lawsuits over plagiarism allegations.
Key takeaways:
- Bill Ackman, billionaire investor and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, has been advocating for the use of AI tools to detect plagiarism in academic papers.
- Ackman has vowed to subject the work of MIT President Sally Kornbluth and faculty to plagiarism checks and share the findings publicly.
- This follows accusations that his wife, former MIT professor Neri Oxman, had plagiarized parts of her doctoral dissertation.
- Ackman has been pressuring university presidents to take a stand against on-campus antisemitism, leading to the resignation of Harvard's Claudine Gay and the University of Pennsylvania's Liz Magill.