Ackman, a hedge fund manager and Harvard graduate, wrote a letter to university president Claudine Gay, urging her to take action against harassment of Jewish students & faculty.
Summers, a former US treasury secretary & president emeritus of Harvard, criticised university after student groups issued statements holding Israel 'solely' responsible for attack.
The probe comes in response to complaint filed on 3 July that argued Harvard College’s preference for ‘legacy’ undergraduate applicants overwhelmingly benefits white students.
Court ruled that considering race as factor in admissions violates Equal Protection Clause of Constitution. Dissenting judges argued that race matters in reality & not just in law.
Ted Kaczynski, who carried out 16 bombings that killed 3 people and injured 23 between 1978 and 1995, found dead in his prison cell in North Carolina. He was 81, and serving 4 life terms.
Harvard Graduate Student Union ratified contract including provision for addition of caste as 'protected category'. 1st Ivy League university to recognise such discrimination.
Harvard University had extended her leave of absence on an exceptional basis by 1 year, which allowed her to serve as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund for 3 years.
Harvard-MIT study says earlier research indicating alarming dip in sperm counts may not have been comprehensive since they didn't factor in women, environment, nutrition.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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