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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who led a campaign criticizing Harvard University as it has been rocked by turmoil over practices related to antisemitism, plagiarism and financial management, on Friday failed in a bid to get four candidates on the ballot for a governing board of the Ivy League school.
One other candidate backed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg also failed to win a place on the ballot for the Ivy League school’s board of overseers
Zuckerberg, Ackman-Backed Harvard Overseer Candidates Fail to Qualify For Ballot | News | The Harvard Crimson
Bill Ackman is backing four outsider candidates to bring "fresh blood and new perspectives" to the Harvard Board of Overseers.
Billionaires Bill Ackman and Mark Zuckerberg endorsed candidates to Harvard’s Board of Overseers, amid criticism of university leadership over antisemitism and plagiarism allegations.