Elite Universities Face Donor Revolt Over Mideast Conflict – Wall Street Journal
Scott Shay donated to Northwestern University every year after earning his undergraduate degree in 1979. He stopped in 2020 after researching a book on antisemitic conspiracy theories on campus. The former chairman of Signature Bank, he now donates to the Hillel and Chabad organizations at the university instead. After the Hamas attacks, other donors have reached out to him saying they are reconsidering their gifts. “I’ve heard from four people within the last hour,” Shay said Friday.