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Rohan Nambiar

Rohan Nambiar ’27, an Associate Editorial editor, is a double concentrator in Mathematics and Economics in Leverett House.

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Opinion

Learning Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

By Rohan Nambiar  • 

Harvard doesn’t grade perfectly — but it often does learning right. I hope that the faculty subcommittee on grading won’t take it all away.


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Dissent: Pointless Statements Won’t Protect Us From Trump

By Rohan Nambiar  • 

In a world where the Trump administration is cutting universities’ federal funding left and right, any defiance from Harvard comes at a cost. The University has a responsibility to its students, faculty, and researchers to be prudent when risking further funding cuts.


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Dissent: Massachusetts has an Education Crisis. Let’s Not Take the Easy Way Out.

By Rohan Nambiar and Max A. Palys  • 

To close achievement gaps, we should help those who struggle, not eliminate basic standards. Despite what the Editorial Board suggests, Massachusetts should stay in the fight for quality education.


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Affirmative Action Was Wrong. But Harvard Shouldn’t Abandon Diversity.

By Rohan Nambiar  • 

Harvard should look like America. Affirmative action was a narrow-minded, easy way to get there.


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GenEds Have the Right Idea. Here’s Why We Should Abolish Them Anyway.

By Rohan Nambiar  • 

There’s an even better place to find a myriad of diverse, specialized courses: the rest of Harvard’s course catalog.


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Dissent: Activists Broke the Rules. I’m Glad Harvard Enforced Them.

By Rohan Nambiar  • 

Harvard has rules. For the safety of our community, it must enforce them. Yesterday, the University made the right call.


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Harvard’s Financial Aid Is Anti-Middle Class

By Rohan Nambiar  • 

Harvard's claim to meet “100 percent of our students’ demonstrated financial need” doesn’t tell the full story.

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Harvard Proposes Cap on A’s, 13 Affiliates React

Last October, a now-infamous report sparked intense debate over Harvard’s grading system. A new faculty report proposing a cap on A grades has reignited that discussion. Are grades for mastery or distinction, and will the proposal restore rigor or damage pedagogy? 13 affiliates weigh in. — Heidi S. Enger ’27 and Zakiriya H. Gladney ’27, Editorial Chairs

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