A major donor, Jon A. Lindseth, has called for the resignation of President Pollack and Provost Kotlikoff at Cornell University, citing concerns over the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies on the quality of education. Wealthy alumni activists have been influencing leadership changes at other universities, and now a new group of donors is applying similar pressure at Cornell. The donor's letter emphasizes the negative effects of DEI initiatives and demands the removal of the DEI program at the university. The donor's actions have sparked a debate about free speech restrictions and antisemitism on campus.
One of Cornell University’s largest donors is calling for the ouster of the school’s president, saying antisemitism has flourished on campus due to her emphasis on DEI initiatives. https://t.co/tqMncP9QAz
Major Cornell University donor pulls funding, demands president step down over DEI https://t.co/mDRI8lHrN0
Fire Cornell President And Get Rid Of DEI, Says Major Donor And Trustee Emeritus https://t.co/QK2wJRasQq via @wajacobson
Major Cornell donor pulls funding over ‘toxic’ DEI culture, pens letter calling for president’s resignation https://t.co/5huGBAlvsL
Major Cornell donor pulls funding over 'toxic' DEI culture, pens letter calling for president's resignation https://t.co/P1UXyD7kxg @GadSaad
Cornell is the latest school under fire from donors seeking a changing of the guard over its policies on free speech, diversity and antisemitism, following the ousters of the heads of Penn and Harvard https://t.co/hGCBAx8SY3
Free speech fallout continues as more universities apply vague restrictions on speech surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Join FIRE in urging @Stanford, @Yale, @Cornell, @Columbia, and @SUNY to rethink their decisions to censor student expression! https://t.co/Ddx9fc6QUb
Wealthy alumni activists have helped oust the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. Now, a new group of donors are pulling out the same playbook at Cornell University. https://t.co/j6l9KqCp9x https://t.co/j6l9KqCp9x
Is Cornell the next domino to fall? A major Cornell donor has yanked his funding over DEI and is demanding President Pollack resign 'I am alarmed by the diminished quality of education offered lately by my alma mater because of its disastrous involvement with DEI policies that… https://t.co/r36BTXWNKG
NEW: @Cornell Board Member (Emeritus), Counselor to the President, Alumnus, and Donor Jon A. Lindseth calls on President Pollack and Provost Kotlikoff to resign and makes a series of recommendations, including the elimination of DEI at the university: https://t.co/d2PWZIQ7Qo