M. Austen Wyche
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Harvard Is Training Us for a World That No Longer Exists
At the end of the day, Harvard doesn’t need to end its liberal arts focus — it just needs to modernize the process. Harvard exists to train future leaders. Let’s make sure we equip them with the skills they need to lead well.
Harvard’s Commitment to Free Speech is Half-Baked
We must commit ourselves to hearing different viewpoints, no matter how detestable we find them to be.
Harvard Will Have to Sacrifice Something. It Should Be Our Funding.
In these trying times, it is the responsibility of students and affiliates to resist federal concessions in any way possible. Relinquishing our responsibility to defend higher education will come at great cost to the next generation of leaders.
Dissent: Harvard Shouldn’t Sacrifice Values for Optics
Tossing the label of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” might be politically expedient for now. But it will not solve Harvard’s public relations crisis. Instead, it only muddies our moral compass.
Harvard, Clean Up Your Mess
If Harvard wants to continue as one of the most prestigious institutions, we have to ensure our campus is the best that it can be. In order to see our campus improve, we must all play our part in keeping it clean.
The Season of Sickness is Here
There is nothing the college can do to prevent all illnesses — but it is Harvard’s responsibility to ensure students can still learn without infecting their classmates.
Under Trump, Institutional Neutrality Cannot Mean Institutional Inaction
The University must clarify — explicitly — that institutional neutrality will not equate to institutional inaction in the face of policy harmful to Harvard’s academic mission or community members.
Harvard: Our Education is on the Ballot. Vote to Protect It.
Make a plan and VOTE. The right to our education is at stake.
Oppose Legacy Admissions? Call Your Legislator.
Rather than call on Harvard to make internal changes to their admissions, the most feasible path is asking legislators to mandate private universities in Mass. end legacy admissions — or at least provide incentives for them to do so.
We Deserve To Know How Many Generational African Americans Go to Harvard
With the admissions data released last week, it seems almost certain that the number of Black students in Harvard’s Class of 2028 is lower than in years past. But because Harvard doesn’t count us, I have no idea how many fewer people like me the new freshman class has.