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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 ...
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 ...
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Harvard board chair Penny Pritzker emerges as a target in Trump administration’s higher ed fight
and the strong leadership of Harvard’s board, led by Chair Penny Pritzker … is a watershed moment,” said a Time magazine op-ed cowritten by Sonnenfeld last month. Harvard Corporation is at ...
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Philanthropist Bryan Traubert named to U of I board
He's an influential player in the city's civic and philanthropic circles and was appointed to the board by Gov. JB Pritzker, ...
Harvard Prez Hits Back at Education Secretary Over Funding Standoff
Harvard University won’t surrender its core principles to appease the Trump administration, its president said in a letter to ...
Harvard letter says university shares ‘common ground’ with Trump admin
In a letter, Harvard University's president told Secretary of Education Linda McMahon that while there's common ground, the ...
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Garber Condemns Federal Grant Disqualification but Says Harvard Shares ‘Common Ground’ With McMahon
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 reaffirmed on Monday that the University would not bow to interference from the Trump ...