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Harvard President Claudine Gay faced earlier allegations of plagiarism.

Former shareholder activist takes to open letters, tweets in campaign against heads of Harvard, Penn and MIT

The billionaire investor has mounted a high-profile battle against Harvard president Claudine Gay over antisemitism and threats to Jewish students on campus, but long-held personal grudges play a part, too.

Their treatment of antisemitism is exposing wider inconsistencies when it comes to free speech

Claudine Gay, Harvard’s president, faced rising pressure after her answers to questions about antisemitism. Some faculty members signed a petition supporting her.

Marc Tessier-Lavigne was cleared of accusations of scientific fraud and misconduct. But the review said his work had “multiple problems” and “fell below customary standards of scientific rigor.”

Anyone concerned that the family-friendly Disney would shelve the foul-mouthed Deadpool has reason to cheer.