An unfortunate headline, because "claims" implies that it might not be true

of course, the same thing could probably be said of almost anyone hired by a university in the past twenty years

Billionaire Bill Ackman claims Harvard president was hired [solely] because of DEI initiative

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has accused Harvard of hiring president Claudine Gay solely because of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative — instead of “identifying the best leaders for our prestigious universities.”