Op Eds
Why Harvard’s Lawsuit Matters — For All of Us
This case is about the freedom of a university to think, teach, and govern itself — without fear of political retaliation. It’s about whether federal dollars become a leash to force conformity. And it’s about whether students, faculty, and researchers across this University can continue to do their work in a space shaped by principle, not power.
Harvard Barred Me From Graduating. This Week, They Gave Me Hope.
There is much work still to do for Harvard to stand by its principles. But the University has at least now demonstrated that it still has principles.
Optimize Your Life. Ride a Bluebike.
And let’s be honest – we’re all optimization-obsessed freaks here, even if we resent it. So let’s accept that part of us and embrace the Bluebike. It won’t solve all of your problems — but here’s hoping I’ll see you at a station soon
Could a Major Advertising Push Fix Harvard’s Image Problem?
Harvard has a golden opportunity right now to become an institution people love again and make this assault much more painful for the Trump administration. To take advantage of it, the University needs to think and invest big in getting its story to the American people.
I Worked To Cure ALS. Then Washington Shut Down the Project.
Overnight, and to my surprise, I became the face of research at Harvard. But my daughter’s text was not the only surprise I would encounter that morning. I also learned I was the latest victim of Washington’s science funding cuts, the consequences of which will devastate American innovation for generations.
I’m an International Leading the Student Body. We Cannot Turn On Our Classmates.
Harvard has been given a choice: We can either turn on each other or stand together against a dystopian threat endangering the most vulnerable members of our community. Now, more than ever, we must stand united as a community and protect our international students.
Time for Harvard To Thank the American People
Yet an even more important ally is the American people. The American people have for many decades given us great gifts — decades of generous support for research, as well as young people to educate and financial support for those students.
Harvard Dismantled the Program That Changed My Life
What Harvard — and federal administrations, whether Biden’s or Trump’s — must understand is that abolishing programs like RCPI will not quash the movement for Palestinian liberation. If anything, it will only make our voices louder and our cause more compelling.
From CAFH Leadership: Harvard Must Not Submit to a Hostile Takeover
The government has a legitimate interest in protecting students from harassment and discrimination, but not in micromanaging the internal operation of the University, and certainly not in micromanaging what its members think.
Israel-Palestine Started Harvard’s Mess. Both Sides Must Help End It.
Since the ’60s, universities have played host to protest movements with extreme elements, and those offended by their extremity have criticized those elements. But America has never, in the age of campus protest, been this hostile to universities or led by politicians this reckless, craven, and fascistic.
With the “Hahvahd” Shirt, Gentrification Takes a Victory Lap
That means that Harvard, long complicit in Cambridge’s gentrification, is profiting off of the very people whose displacement it has fomented. As someone who was priced out of Cambridge, that’s a bitter pill to swallow.
Harvard Is Turning Its Back on Scholasticide in Palestine
In Birzeit, perseverance is practice. The question now is whether Harvard University will find the courage, in its pursuit of veritas, to stand on the right side of history.
Harvard Shouldn’t Be Coddling Anyone — Liberal or Conservative
Harvard should commit to applying a single, consistent standard across the board — one that holds everyone accountable for hateful behavior, but also recognizes that free inquiry and speech must be protected.
Where Did All the Radicals Go?
As a university renowned for intellectual discourse and cutting-edge research, we should not exist as an isolated echo chamber or apolitical island, but rather an institution that actively engages with our local community and our world.
I’m an International Student. I Refuse To Be Silenced.
As an international student, I am well aware that the opinions I express carry a certain degree of risk. Still, I refuse to remain silent. Citizens or not, we all have agency over the direction this country takes.
As Students Lose Their Visas, We Can’t Lose Our Voices
To protest these actions is not only within our rights — it is a civic and moral obligation. The rights we possess mean nothing if they are not exercised on behalf of those who cannot.
With Billions at Risk, Eight Affiliates React
Across the country, the White House has taken the unprecedented step of dangling federal funds as a bargaining chip in its engagement with universities. This week, they came to Harvard under the auspices of an investigation into antisemitism. At a crossroads for our University and higher education as a whole, hear from eight affiliates — among them a former Harvard Hillel President, experts on authoritarianism, and a graduate suing the University — on what comes next. — Max A. Palys ’26 and Saul I.M. Arnow '26, Editorial Chairs
I Study at CMES. The Leadership Change Is a Good First Step.
I’m still here, speaking, and determined to build a world where no student, Jewish or otherwise, ever feels they must hide their identity or intellectual interests while pursuing higher education.
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.
Appeasing Trump Damages Harvard and America
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.
Garber Must Change Course — Or Resign
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.
Trump’s Funding Threats Are an Affront To Jewish Values
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.
Students Blacklisted, Students Arrested: All Voices of Reason, Speak Up Now
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
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.
To Protect America’s Universities, We Need America’s Public
The Trump administration’s actions show little care for academic freedom or scientific progress. But I believe that if we make a positive case to the American people, and demonstrate our focus on our educational and research mission, we will ultimately prevail.