Op Eds
Why Harvard Faculty Should Reject a Faculty Senate
Let us not be seduced by a slogan or model for which there is at best weak evidence of general efficacy — much less any evidence of clear suitability for an institution of Harvard’s well-earned and time-tested preeminence.
Have Harvard Students Become More Progressive? I Used Data To Find Out.
Students — at least, those who write opinion articles for college papers — have, in fact, become more progressive along almost every possible axis.
Harvard’s Mental Health System Is Dehumanizing
When Harvard treats students as liabilities, it sends a clear signal to those who need care: There may not be a place for you here.
What To Do When People Use Free Speech Poorly
The biggest mistake of all is when we assume that speech protections mean there is nothing we can do about permissible but bad speech.
From a Former FAS Dean: It’s Time To Rethink Harvard’s Governance
Few corporate boards would survive such performance.
I Grew up Near Columbia. Harvard Cannot Repeat Shafik’s Mistake.
To President Garber, my message is simple: Remember Black and brown Cambridge and Allston in your decision making.
For Our Sake and The Middle East’s, Harvard’s Protesters Should Stop Grabbing Headlines
Every day that the headlines focus on the antics of Harvard students is a day that they do not focus on Gaza.
Not All Permissible Speech is Good
Just because you can say it doesn’t mean you should. Whether our campus relationships are healthy depends on choices we make about how we advocate our views.
The Case for Leaving Protesters Be
Coercive force will not make anybody happy because it will not accomplish anyone’s goals, even those who most want to see the protesters gone.
Antisemitism at Harvard Is Real. That’s Why It Needs Jewish Students.
Antisemitism at Harvard is not a new phenomenon. It is rooted in our institution.
How Dare You Reinterpret Our Religion for Us?
Let me be clear: You can’t tell Jewish people how to be Jewish.
A University Police State Is Forming. Harvard Can’t Be Next.
We are facing a dangerous return to an era where we treat nonviolent demonstration as criminal activity.
To See a Fossil Free Harvard, Reject Research Funding
Despite no institutional policy, Harvard’s individual schools, departments, and researchers have a unique opportunity to lead the way on rejecting fossil fuel company grants.
Student Organizers Must Learn From The Nightmare At Columbia
Pro-Palestine student organizers must commit to these values. Otherwise, they risk repeats of the failures at Columbia, undermining their movement, and making their Jewish peers unsafe in the process.
Get Harvard’s Russian-Language Study Abroad Out of Georgia
A Harvard-sponsored Russian-language program in Tbilisi sends a worrying message.
Academic Freedom and Free Speech Are Distinct. Both Matter.
All year we’ve bandied about phrases like “civil discourse,” “open inquiry,” “academic freedom,” and “free speech.” It’s time to clarify them, and what living by them requires.
A Divestment Referendum Is the Bare Minimum
Harvard and the HUA may have repressed the referendum on divestment for this semester, but the fight has only just begun.
Standardized Tests, Unstandardized Students
While it is reasonable for Harvard to seek an objective metric to compare its applicants, it is clear that standardized tests are an inequitable way to do so.
The Genocide in Gaza Did Not Start or End With Doxxing
The occupation and bombardment of Palestine is unfolding before our eyes; the genocide will not cease once the trucks stop driving around campus.
Do Not Delay on Safe, Sustainable Mobility in Cambridge
We are facing a transportation crisis in Massachusetts, etched onto our streets with each tragic incident that unfolds.
Introducing Harvard’s Values Statement
Let me introduce you to the Harvard University Statement of Values, the stepchild of our campus policies.
To the 2024 Visitas Attendees
Have fun during your visit here, and don’t take anything too seriously! And be thankful that, unlike last year, the weather forecast is clear and dry!
Dear Black Harvard, Class of 2028
Harvard is more than a dream for you now — it’s a reality, and you deserve some honest thoughts.