Len Blavatnik to pause donations to Harvard

Leonard V. Blavatnik, a billionaire philanthropist and major Harvard donor, will cease donations to the university over its handling of antisemitism on campus, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing an anonymous source, Report informs, citing The Harvard Crimson.

Blavatnik is the most high-profile donor to date to end a philanthropic relationship with Harvard amid fierce criticism of University President Claudine Gay’s response to the Israel-Hamas war and her testimony during a congressional hearing earlier this month.

Blavatnik has previously donated at least $270 million to the university, including $200 million to Harvard Medical School in 2018—a donation that still stands as the largest single gift in the school’s history.