<p>Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and Harvard alumnus admitted ignorance toward his old university&#8217;s so-called diverse and inclusive organizational framework on Monday by criticizing the Ivy League&#8217;s efforts as anything but inclusive for all marginalized groups.</p>
<p>Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square, tore into his alma mater&#8217;s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program during a phone <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/11/06/pershing-square-ceo-bill-ackman-harvard-has-not-been-a-bastion-of-free-speech.html?&amp;qsearchterm=ackman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with CNBC. He said after reviewing the initiative it shows favor to specific groups while excluding certain demographics such as Asians or the Jewish community.</p>
<p>&#8220;I always thought DEI was for all marginalized groups,&#8221; Ackman said. &#8220;Okay, my ignorance.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re an Asian student that is a victim of prejudice at Harvard, you don&#8217;t contact Harvard&#8217;s DEI office,&#8221; he added. &#8220;They don&#8217;t work for you, and that is really, really wrong.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ackman further suggested that conservative students at the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus have fallen under the definition of the &#8220;most marginalized group&#8221; at Harvard University since 2018.</p>
<p>DEI efforts have been launched in academic institutions and other major American organizations nationwide in recent years to essentially reduce the level of so-called &#8220;microaggressions&#8221; and biases in such environments while requiring more diversity in the selection or hiring process.</p>
<p>But those efforts have faced backlash as at least <a href="https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/anti-dei-legislation-tracker/#:~:text=There%20are%20currently%20more%20than%2030%20bills%20across%20the%20country,most%20recently,%20one%20in%20Texas." target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 states</a> have considered passing legislation to defund DEI programs in public universities and state agencies. Meanwhile, left and right-leaning ideologues have expressed grievances toward the initiative, saying either little progress has been made or it only hurts rather than helps institutions advance.</p>
<p>Ackman suggested the program should focus on protecting historically marginalized minority groups from &#8220;a tyranny of the majority.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what DEI — in my mind — should be about,&#8221; Ackman added. &#8220;Those people are at risk of being taken advantage of — of being harmed, of being emotionally harmed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ackman&#8217;s latest remarks follow his criticisms against Harvard University President Claudine Gay in a lengthy <a href="https://twitter.com/BillAckman/status/1720987581549080965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1720987581549080965%7Ctwgr%5E7c8f050d9ea3a1875ae3cbd92341ef18790ea35a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fdemocrat-billionaire-bill-ackman-warns-of-dire-anti-semitism-at-harvard-that-is-getting-worse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a>, where he accused her of creating an environment where anti-Semitism could thrive and Jewish students attacked by pro-Hamas activists.</p>
<p>He attributed a portion of the problem to the University&#8217;s DEI office, which Ackman said its statement made clear that it &#8220;does not support Jewish, Asian and non-LGBTQIA White students&#8221; and urged her to take immediate action to reduce anti-Semitism on campus following the Hamas terrorist against Israeli communities in the Gaza Strip on October 7.</p>
<p>&#8220;In other words, Jews and others who are not on the above list are not welcome to join,&#8221; Ackman wrote in his letter to Gay. &#8220;When antisemitism is widely prevalent on campus, and the DEI office – which &#8216;views diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as the pathway to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering a campus culture where everyone can thrive&#8217; – does not welcome Jewish students, we have a serious problem.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It is abundantly clear that the campus culture that is being fostered at Harvard today is not one where everyone is included, feels a sense of belonging, welcomes diversity, or is a place where &#8220;everyone can thrive,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>Gay, who took the helm as Harvard&#8217;s president only four months ago, reportedly <a href="https://fortune.com/2023/11/05/bill-ackman-urges-harvard-suspensions-to-tackle-antisemitism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">condemned</a> the brutal attack by Hamas and has since appointed a team to combat the growing antisemitic problem on campus.</p>
<p>&#8220;As we grapple with this resurgence of bigotry, I want to make one thing absolutely clear: Antisemitism has no place at Harvard,&#8221; Gay said during <a href="https://www.harvard.edu/president/speeches/2023/remarks-at-harvard-hillel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarks</a> given at the Harvard Hillel Shabbat Dinner on October 27.</p>
<p>&#8220;As President, I am committed to tackling this pernicious hatred with the urgency it demands. Antisemitism has a very long and shameful history at Harvard,&#8221; she added. &#8220;For years, this University has done too little to confront its continuing presence. No longer.&#8221;</p>

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