Letters
Letter to the Editor: Athletes Can Change Their Minds, Too
The freedom to change your mind and to acquire new interests — that is, the right to an education in the full sense of the term — belongs to athletes at Harvard every bit as much as it belongs to other Harvard students.
Hundreds of Harvard Affiliates Sign Letter Protesting India’s Citizenship Amendment Act
More than 220 Harvard affiliates signed a letter to the Indian government supporting protests against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act and condemning suppression of student protests at Indian universities.
Harvard Professors Sign Letter Supporting President Trump’s Impeachment
Twenty-five Harvard faculty joined more than 1,500 historians to sign an open letter Monday denouncing President Donald J. Trump’s “numerous and flagrant abuses of power” and calling for his impeachment.
Letter to the Editor: In Response to 'Still Waiting for Nuance'
In response to The Crimson’s staff editorial, “Still Waiting for Nuance” (October 9), I wish to clarify Harvard's unrecognized single-gender social organizations policy and our procedures for enforcing it.
Letter to the Editor: Context Matters
We also believe that context is everything in thinking about the use of images such as this flag. We would never wave it at a Japan-South Korea sporting event, where it functions as a provocation to Korean fans. We condemn those who do so.
Letter to the Editor: Divestment, So Much More than Optics
At the end of the day, Divest Harvard is fueled not by fear, but by hope. The climate crisis is not a lost cause. It’s an overwhelming challenge and that’s why we’re starting at home.
Students Lobby University to Tenure Latinx Studies Professor
More than a dozen students have launched a letter-writing campaign in support of Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literature and History and Literature Lorgia Garcia Peña’s bid for tenure.
Letter to the Editor: Promoting an Inclusive Community for All GSAS Students
Inclusion and belonging are a priority for me as dean, as it was for my predecessors. I’ve seen firsthand the efforts of the Dudley House leadership, staff, and fellows to make Dudley a welcoming home for all students.
Letter to the Editor: The Agenda-Setter's Veto
Yet as trust lies at the core of civil debate, clear efforts to restore that trust would carry far more weight than lecturing us about the dangers of inconveniencing the administration.
Letter to the Editor: A Clarification on Embedded EthiCS
We want to clarify a couple of things in the staff editorial just so that readers have a better understanding of where the program is.
Mothers of Opioid Victims Urge Harvard to Remove Sackler Name, Bacow Refuses
The mothers’ efforts to pressure the University come at a time when other prestigious institutions that have received donations from the Sacklers are grappling with similar entreaties from activists.
Letter to the Editor: Editorial Board Fell Short on UC
A recent piece by The Crimson Editorial Board criticizing the outgoing leadership of the Undergraduate Council — of which I am the former Vice President — represents a failure of adequate research.
Letter to the Editor: Article Misrepresented Dershowitz
Virginia Roberts leveled her false accusations four years ago. At the time, I disproved them categorically.
Letter to the Editor: Queer Love is Beautiful, Too
Every healthy and consensual sexual preference and practice is valid, and we criticize the shaming of sex that falls into this category.
Letter to the Editor: Proposed Tax Would Undermine Massachusetts’ Education, Innovation Ecosystem
The proposed endowment tax would be a step back and would directly undermine Massachusetts’ strong higher education sector and all that it enables.
Letter to the Editor: Methodology in the Faculty Survey
Rather than print additional articles that are factually incorrect, I would take a step back and think through a redo of your efforts.
Letter to the Editor: An Unfair Charge
Despite the popular sentiment that the Quad is far away and undesirable, those who actually live there seem no less happy with their lot.
Letter to the Editor: CS50 Offers In-Person Support Aplenty
The reason cheating appears to be a more significant problem in computer science than other disciplines is because we have the technology to detect it.
Letter to the Editor: Correcting the Record on Potential Q Guide Updates
At no time was there discussion of using the Q to allow students to report “inappropriate behavior by teaching staff” as it relates to Title IX or other breaches of professional standards.
Medical School Students Advocate for DACA in Open Letter
Four DACA recipients at the Medical School wrote an open letter last week calling on the nation to protect its undocumented students.
Letter to the Editor: Lessons From First Unionization Election Must Be Acknowledged
Harvard believes it is critically important that all eligible student voters consider the issues at stake, engage in a robust conversation about the potential impact of unionization, and, most importantly, cast informed votes.
Letter to the Editor: Governance Issues at the College
It is clear that the Corporation has usurped the power of the Faculty. We regret the precedent this sets.
Letter to the Editor: Ten Thousand Men of Harvard Scream Blasphemy Today
Brushed aside will be history and tradition—but more to the point, that which the playing of this game means to so many.
Letter to the Editor: Clarifying My Final Club Motion
The so-called “Allen motion” currently on the table is very simple and, I believe, represents a middle way between the two poles of the argument.
Letter to the Editor: The Marshall Project Responds to Professor Stauffer
I sympathize with Professor John Stauffer, who has made himself a scapegoat in the case of Michelle Jones. But his letter to The Crimson is an attempt to blame the messenger.