Shirley Leung

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Business Columnist and Associate Editor at The Boston Globe

Business columnist and associate editor at @BostonGlobe. Host of @GlobeOpinion podcast "Say More." @GBH @BosPublicRadio contributor

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Bill Ackman accused Harvard’s Penny Pritzker of ‘mismanagement.’ He picked the wrong woman to mess with. - The Boston Globe

5 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung

The billionaire Harvard alum is once again bloviating about his alma mater. After campaigning for the ouster of Claudine Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, he‘s now set his sights on pushing out Penny Pritzker, the first woman to serve as lead trustee of the powerful Harvard Corporation. Ackman went on CNBC on Monday to accuse Pritzker of “mismanagement” and declare: “It’s time for a change in leadership in the board at Harvard.”Oh, please.
The C-Word: Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee wrote the book on cancer - The Boston Globe

6 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung

The book shows that if there‘s one constant in cancer research, it‘s that it‘s always changing. On this episode of “The C-Word: Stories of Cancer,” host Shirley Leung talks to Mukherjee about how his time living and working in Boston changed him as a doctor. They discuss the hopeful progress we‘ve made in curing cancer — and the challenges that persist. The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 8 episode of the “Say More” podcast.
Why cancer doesn’t have to be a ‘death sentence’ - The Boston Globe

6 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung

Good morning. I‘m Shirley Leung, columnist and host of Globe Opinion’s “Say More” podcast.
Private equity firms chase profits, not championships. So why does one want to buy the Celtics? - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung

Private equity firms are better known for chasing profits, not championships — so why does a private equity firm want to buy a piece of the Celtics? Sixth Street, a San Francisco-based PE shop with more than $100 billion in assets under management, is part of the winning bid led by Bill Chisholm, a North Shore native and cofounder of California private equity firm Symphony Technology Group.
The C-Word: Let’s talk about cancer – starting with my own. - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung |Anna Kusmer

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 1 episode of the “Say More” podcast. Shirley Leung: Welcome to “Say More” from Boston Globe Opinion. I’m Shirley Leung. This is the first episode of our series, “The C-Word: Stories of Cancer.” When I was diagnosed with cancer, it’s like I was waiting for it my entire life. Because when I was 12, my mom’s mom, my Wai Po, died of breast cancer. I watched my chubby cheeked grandma waste away after chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.
‘Why is Milton so poor?’ A town of million-dollar homes struggles to pay its bills. - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung

It’s the question my 12-year-old son has been asking on and off for the past few months. Apparently our town’s budget crisis is even obvious to a sixth grader. He asks because his teachers have been rationing paper because there’s no money to buy more. He asks because one of his favorite teachers abruptly quit in February, and I wondered if looming school cuts pushed her to find another job — out of fear she might be laid off.
‘We couldn’t live in that uncertainty’: A Boston nonprofit rejects a $250,000 federal grant so it can protect DEI - The Boston Globe

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung

For leaders of 826 Boston, walking away from a $250,000 federal grant was the easy part. On Feb. 14, the agency overseeing the Boston nonprofit’s federal grants flagged an annual application from 826 as problematic for featuring the words: “diversity, equity, and DEI.” New rules from the Trump administration required grant recipients to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs if they wanted to receive funding.
Did Harvard just grow the backbone we’ve been waiting for? - The Boston Globe

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung

That collective sigh of relief you heard around Greater Boston on Monday afternoon? That was all of us exhaling after Harvard finally did the right thing, refusing to comply with demands of the Trump administration that would have threatened the academic freedom of universities everywhere. In other words, Harvard grew a backbone. And not a moment too soon.
‘Don’t want to overreact’: Tariff rollout, stock market rout put small New England businesses in a bind - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung |Larry Edelman

“As a CEO, I don’t want my team just spending all their hours consumed by trying to just keep up with the news,” said Poorvi Patodia, who runs Needham company Biena Snacks sold in nearly 15,000 stores nationwide. “We know now there’s enough of a pattern that some news comes out, but then things either reverse, or there’s other negotiations or conversations being had.”A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.
The mayoral challenger who wasn’t: Tom O’Brien considered a bid at unseating Wu, then changed his mind - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung

You may remember how just a week ago this town was abuzz over another challenger wanting to unseat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in this fall’s election. O’Brien, who long ago served as planning chief under Mayor Tom Menino, would have joined New England Patriots family scion Josh Kraft as a third major candidate for two spots in the November runoff. O’Brien’s primary beef with Wu: She has been hostile to development.

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20 Mar 25

RT @pagsceltics: Here's my statement on today's news. https://t.co/lhKCslEcgF

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10 Mar 25

RT @gintautasd: Developer Tom O'Brien is weighing run for Boston mayor, @leung reports Chatter around another candidate entering the race…

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16 Jan 25

Mayor Wu’s pregnancy felt like business as usual. That’s progress. https://t.co/n7jhiKTife via @BostonGlobe

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Articles

Bill Ackman accused Harvard’s Penny Pritzker of ‘mismanagement.’ He picked the wrong woman to mess with. - The Boston Globe

The C-Word: Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee wrote the book on cancer - The Boston Globe

Why cancer doesn’t have to be a ‘death sentence’ - The Boston Globe

Private equity firms chase profits, not championships. So why does one want to buy the Celtics? - The Boston Globe

The C-Word: Let’s talk about cancer – starting with my own. - The Boston Globe

‘Why is Milton so poor?’ A town of million-dollar homes struggles to pay its bills. - The Boston Globe

‘We couldn’t live in that uncertainty’: A Boston nonprofit rejects a $250,000 federal grant so it can protect DEI - The Boston Globe

Did Harvard just grow the backbone we’ve been waiting for? - The Boston Globe

‘Don’t want to overreact’: Tariff rollout, stock market rout put small New England businesses in a bind - The Boston Globe

The mayoral challenger who wasn’t: Tom O’Brien considered a bid at unseating Wu, then changed his mind - The Boston Globe

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