Harvard Opened Its Wallet. Now It Must Open Its Doors

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

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.

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

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.

The Ed Department Is Coming For Diversity

The threat to inclusivity is more real than ever — and DEI is far from the only thing in danger.

Worried About Foreign Influence? Start With Trump, Not Harvard

As lawmakers obsess over Harvard’s finances, they have largely ignored the far more direct — and troubling — examples of foreign influence at the highest levels of government.

The Ad Board Needs a New Addition

Including students in the Ad Board is not just about representation — it’s about creating a disciplinary system that is better informed, more transparent, and ultimately more trusted by those it governs.

Harvard Calls Cambridge Home. Its Payments Should Show It.

As Harvard renegotiates the terms of its PILOT agreement, we urge the administration to remember how much we benefit from our community. After all, Harvard students are also Cambridge residents — the University should act like it.

Some Conservatives Have Gotten Louder. We Think Most Stay Quiet.

For those of you who find yourselves somewhere in between the far-right and the left, we urge you to come to the table of discourse to help fix Harvard’s broken speech culture. Talk to your friends, your classmates, and those with whom you disagree.