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Appeasing Trump Damages Harvard and America

By Ryan D. Enos and Steven Levitsky
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Harvard’s leadership should listen to its faculty and the many students and alumni urging it to stand up for its values — and for democracy.

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Harvard Discriminated Against Me and Other Jews. Trump Is Right To Threaten Its Funding.

Will the withholding of federal funds entirely solve antisemitism on college campuses? Certainly not. But that doesn’t mean the American taxpayer should be subsidizing it.

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If Harvard Won’t Stand Up, Who Will?

By The Crimson Editorial Board
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As Trump unleashes a salvo on colleges across the country, it’s easy to run for cover. But if a university of Harvard’s stature won’t step up, then who will?

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Trump’s Funding Threats Are an Affront To Jewish Values

By Abigail Chachkes
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Centering Judaism in this authoritarian attack on universities simply does not treat its promotion of intellectual vitality with care. When considering our core values, it is truly perverse.

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Harvard Must Exercise Caution Before Cutting Ties With Birzeit

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Ultimately, Harvard owes its students and affiliates exposure to the research and unique perspectives of Palestinians, and collaboration with Birzeit faculty appears to be a good method to achieve that goal. So Harvard — look carefully, consider the context, and refuse to sever a partnership simply because someone told you so.

Harvard Faculty Did the Right Thing. The University Should Too.

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With this lawsuit, they’ve laid out a blueprint for resisting Trump’s assault on the academy. Now, it’s time for the University — alongside other institutions — to follow it.

Harvard Opened Its Wallet. Now It Must Open Its Doors.

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In the face of potential significant funding cuts in Harvard’s future, the University’s move to expand aid demonstrates a commitment to ensuring top talent, once admitted, can attend. That said, increasing financial aid for students does not solve Harvard’s underlying lack of socioeconomic diversity.

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Garber Must Change Course — Or Resign

By Adam N. Chiocco
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More and more demands will likely be made of Harvard to keep the University under Trump’s thumb — Harvard cannot set a precedent of acquiescence, no matter how important leveraged funding may be.

Students Blacklisted, Students Arrested: All Voices of Reason, Speak Up Now

By Mathias Risse
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Voices of reason, please speak up. We all should be frightened, and if you are not, you are missing the bigger picture.

Harvard’s Targeting of CMES Should Alarm All of Us

By Dalal Hassane
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The attack on CMES is an attack on us all, and it only further exemplifies what has been crystal clear for the last year and a half: At Harvard, only particular narratives are worthy of study — and particular peoples worthy of humanization.

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To Be a Harvard Man

By E. Matteo Diaz
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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

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

Sections Are Way Too Big

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