Opinion

Why a White Billionaire Slammed Harvard’s First Black President as a So-Called Diversity Hire

NEVER GOOD ENOUGH

Bill Ackman posted that Dr. Claudine Gay probably wouldn’t have been hired without DEI’s “fat finger on the scale.” This is what accomplished Black people face in America.

opinion
An illustration including images of Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman, and the Harvard University logo.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.