A group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumni, including Arthur Carp, is planning a hostile takeover of the MIT Board to oust the current president, Sally Kornbluth, due to their dissatisfaction with her handling of antisemitism, pro-Palestinian protests, and embrace of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Former Facebook executive Sam Lessin, after the rise of antisemitism and controversies at Harvard following the Hamas terror attacks, made a bid for Harvards Board of Overseers, emphasizing the importance of re-centering the university on academic excellence rather than multiple competing goals that have led to factionalism among students.