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Give Students a Chance To Be on the Right Side of History

By Archon Fung
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It’s too soon to know whether we will come to regard demands for fossil divestment or “justice for Palestine” as righteous causes as we now think of the civil rights and the 1980s anti-apartheid student protesters. But enforcing strict protest regulations denies us the ability to find out.

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Harvard Students Should Ignore Calls to Boycott Israel Trek

Shutting down intellectual exploration as applied to Israel and the Palestinian territories is inconsistent with the values of our University, and Harvard students shouldn’t fall for it.

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First They Came for Columbia

We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.

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Will Mahmoud Khalil Make Harvard Liberals Reconsider Palestine?

If Harvard truly values free speech and justice, those values must be applied universally, not with hesitation but with confidence and conviction.

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Obedience Didn’t Protect Columbia From Trump’s Attack on Higher Ed

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So rather than scrambling to appease a federal administration that treats academic independence as a threat, Harvard must do what’s best for its students.

The Hiring Freeze Is a Decent Defense. But It Won’t Save the Academy.

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Each revoked NIH grant, each funding threat, each regulatory assault weakens not just the elite institutions, but all universities, research hospitals, and the entire ecosystem of American innovation.

Abolishing Pass-Fail Won’t Fix Gen Eds

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So if the FAS wants students to be more academically engaged in Gen Eds and beyond, there are better places to start — like stronger attendance requirements, no-laptop policies, and designating a broader range of courses to fulfill the Gen Ed requirement.

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I Teach at Harvard. Here’s What the Hiring Freeze Will Do to Us.

We need to remember that the work we do here, in every field, plays a huge part in pushing society forward. So, let’s hope that we can find a way to support the next generation of scholars, researchers, and innovators before this freeze takes an even bigger toll.

Neither Silence nor Compliance Will Save Harvard From Trump. Resistance Might.

Now is the time for the richest University in the world to live by its principles, to draw a line and stand its ground, while it might still make a difference.

Why Harvard Has So Few Conservative Faculty – Or Does It?

Let’s not pretend we have a problem where we do not. For none of these groups is affirmative action called for.

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To Be a Harvard Man

It shouldn’t be so difficult to say “I write about transgender issues at Harvard.” But as simple as they sound, these seven words make a whole world of difference.

Clubs, Classes, Houses: When Survivors of Sexual Assault Can’t Avoid Their Assaulters

Students shouldn’t have to trade the clubs and Houses they love for safety and peace of mind.

Sections Are Way Too Big

Our sections are too large, and students lose a lot of learning as a result.