- Reuters
Harvard pro-Palestinian students end encampment but vow continued protest
A Harvard spokesperson said the school had agreed to a "discussion regarding students' questions related to the endowment" and referred to prior statements from Harvard leaders rejecting calls for divestment from Israel-linked companies. The Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine (HOOP) coalition, which has called on the school to divest from companies with ties to Israel, announced in an Instagram post that it would dismantle the three-week-old encampment, but vowed to "re-group and carry out this protracted struggle through other means."
- Native News Online
American Indian College Fund Launches “Make Native Voices Heard” Voting Campaign
Ahead of the upcoming presidential election, the American Indian College Fund is launching its “Make Native Voice Heard—Vote!” campaign to encourage Native people to register and vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The American College Indian Fund said in a press release that Native Americans are more impacted by legislation than any other group in the United States. Native students in higher education, or seeking a higher education, in particular, are impacted by federal and state laws allocating funding for education, such as Pell Grants, student loans, and federal funding for tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), 70% of which comes from federal sources.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Activist Jana Partners built position in QuidelOrtho in first quarter, sources say
Activist investor Jana Partners built a new stake in U.S. diagnostics company QuidelOrtho during the first quarter, sources familiar with the hedge fund's position told Reuters. It is unclear whether the hedge fund will seek changes at the company, which makes the popular QuickVue COVID-19 test for home use, and it could not be determined how large Jana's stake is. The company's stock price, which had already been trading up roughly 1%, extended gains to roughly 10% before wiping away some of the increase.
