Why Harvard Is Trying to Smooth Things Over with Silicon Valley

Elite universities have struggled with how to respond to the October 7 attacks on Israel. Critics say schools didn’t move quickly or forcefully enough to condemn Hamas and denounce antisemitism. Some criticized what they viewed as Harvard’s weak response under former President Claudine Gay. Some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capital investors are among those critics. WSJ venture capital reporter Berber Jin tells host Alex Ossola about why executives in charge of Harvard’s endowment recently visited Silicon Valley, and how the relationship between investors and the university might change in the future.

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Elite universities have struggled with how to respond to the October 7 attacks on Israel. Critics say schools didn’t move quickly or forcefully enough to condemn Hamas and denounce antisemitism. Some criticized what they viewed as Harvard’s weak response under former President Claudine Gay. Some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capital investors are among those critics. WSJ venture capital reporter Berber Jin tells host Alex Ossola about why executives in charge of Harvard’s endowment recently visited Silicon Valley, and how the relationship between investors and the university might change in the future.

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