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The Lauder Enterprise College in Vienna, Austria, has severed ties with Harvard College “in solidarity with the Jewish pupil group,” based on a press release from the establishment.
“Since 2014, Lauder Enterprise College has proudly been an affiliate of Professor Michael Porter’s Microeconomics of Competitiveness Community at Harvard College, and we’ve valued and loved the productiveness of this cooperation through the years,” stated Daniella Sheinfeld, head of communications for Lauder Enterprise College, in a press release. “Nevertheless, resulting from latest occasions, Lauder Enterprise College has determined to withdraw from this community.”
The assertion initially appeared in a Facebook post earlier this month. Jerusalem Post earlier reported the severed ties. A spokesman for Harvard didn’t reply to requests for remark.
Harvard is embroiled in a series of crises, together with its response to rising antisemitism on its campus, accusations of plagiarism towards President Claudine Homosexual and a drop in early admissions applications.
Lauder Enterprise College, based by billionaire Ronald Lauder, incorporates Judaism into its curriculum, based on its web site, saying it needs to supply its Jewish college students a spot for non secular improvement.
“As well as, college students on the Lauder Enterprise College can have an opportunity to achieve a deep information of Judaism together with programs in liberal arts, making a dynamic and electrical setting,” it reads.
Billionaire Ronald Lauder based the varsity in 2003. Lauder, one of many heirs to the Estee Lauder cosmetics firm, is exerting his affect onto different Ivy League Colleges.
Lauder can also be a robust monetary backer on the College of Pennsylvania. In October, the billionaire threatened to cut off donations to the varsity if it doesn’t do extra to fight antisemitism.
Lauder Enterprise College stated it doesn’t have a relationship with the College of Pennsylvania. A consultant for Lauder didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Penn, like Harvard and lots of different faculties throughout America, has encountered rising antisemitism on campus. However Penn particularly has struggled, even earlier than Hamas’ October 7 assaults towards Israel. Donors grew livid with the administration due to a Palestinian literary pageant that came about on campus. Lauder joined the backlash from distinguished donors resembling Marc Rowan and former US ambassador Jon Huntsman.
After months of strain, UPenn president Liz Magill resigned, following a broadly criticized Congressional listening to with Homosexual and MIT president Sally Kornbluth.