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Trump has specifically targeted Penny Pritzker in the fight over Harvard’s funding. So who is she?
Pritzker is now facing scrutiny over Harvard’s handling of the fight over federal funding with President Trump.
Harvard board chair Penny Pritzker emerges as a target in Trump administration’s higher ed fight
The fight between two of America’s most prominent institutions – the federal government and Harvard University – is getting ...
Bill Ackman demands Harvard fire ex-Obama official Penny Pritzker from governing board: ‘Time for a change in leadership’
Ackman told CNBC the university should have negotiated with Trump rather than filing a lawsuit over its threatened loss of ...
Wall Street Journal3d
The Billionaire Hotel Scion at the Center of the Fight Over Harvard
Photo: Bloomberg/Adam Falk Penny Pritzker was at Harvard when word arrived just before the start of Passover last month: President Trump was demanding sweeping changes at the university whose ...
Ackman Slams Harvard for Failures, Calls to Remove Pritzker
Bill Ackman rattled off a list of concerns over how his alma mater Harvard University has handled the conflict with President ...
Crain's Chicago Business5d
Bill Ackman slams Harvard — and calls for Penny Pritzker's exit as board chief
Bill Ackman rattled off a list of concerns over how his alma mater Harvard University has handled the conflict with President ...
The Billionaire Hotel Scion at the Center of the Fight Over Harvard
Penny Pritzker was at Harvard when word arrived just before the start of Passover last month: President Trump was demanding ...
CNN5d
Harvard board chair Penny Pritzker emerges as a target in Trump administration’s higher ed fight
The role makes her the equivalent of Harvard’s board chairperson, with Garber as the university’s top administrative officer — whom the board wields the power to hire and fire. Pritzker’s ...