Yale's Swensen (Mostly) Apologizes for Harsh Words to Students
- Swensen stands by criticism of student paper’s editing
- He had called editor a ‘coward’ for deleting line from column
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David Swensen, Yale’s chief investment officer, apologized for his harsh language to student newspaper editors. But he didn’t back down on his criticism of the Yale Daily News.
In a letter published Wednesday in the paper, Swensen, who manages the $27 billion fund, wrote, “I apologize for the intemperate language. I stand firm in my profound unhappiness with the News.’’ He then spent the bulk of his almost 600-word letter reiterating his complaints, which include changes to his opinion piece without his approval.