Editorials
Kenneth Roth: The One that (Almost) Got Away
The best apology Harvard can give Kenneth Roth is its improvement. We hope it will. We hope this incident will serve as an opportunity for Harvard to boldly and ambitiously double down on its commitment to academic freedom in hiring University-wide.
Good Day, President Gay
Starting July 2023, a Black woman will proudly claim Harvard’s highest office — becoming the first Black president and president of color in the history of the University. Her impending tenure provides an unprecedented, deeply resonant model of leadership for millions across the country and the globe; we hope its effect will be equally transformative in sparking change.
Standing With Democracy and Chinese Protesters, At Home and Abroad
A future that begins not with a boot forever stamping on a human face — but with a protest, a vote, or a whisper that asks, in brave, unflinching terms, whether you hear the people sing.
The Crisis Isn’t Free Speech — It’s How We’re Speaking
To solve the free speech crisis requires we realize that the crisis is not about free speech at all.
Language Learning at Harvard is a Spark to Keep Alight
A few thousand dollars for a single language program may seem small. But properly nurtured, this spark could ignite significant DEI changes at Harvard.
What, Like it’s Hard?: HLS leaves U.S. News & World Report Rankings
In a world driven by numbers, we should strive to limit the influence of abstract rankings and begin to prioritize our own happiness. Following in the footsteps of HLS, we must break ranks.
The Youthful (and Hopeful) Glow of the Midterm Elections
The past four years have been among the most turbulent in modern American political history. The midterm election results may show the beginnings of a return to sanity.
The Need for Endowment Exposure
As the endowment grows, both in size and complexity, the need for transparency and accountability becomes more and more apparent. The decision to obscure data on asset classes is a step in the wrong direction.
Hate Comes to Our Home
We are saddened to see hateful groups come to the place that we call home, but we can no longer treat these events like one-off incidents. White supremacy is still marching across our country and we must be ready to fight it. Although hate has come to our home, it is our duty to make sure it finds no home here.
At Last, Progress From the Peabody
All remains of Indigenous peoples held by Harvard must be returned to their rightful holders — and the Peabody ought not to rest until this task is completed.
Why Cheaters Cheat, or Harvard’s Fear of Failure
In the short run, students can only attempt to collectively resist our cut-throat cultural impulses. Confront failure in your own life; a failure to do so will make the eventual, inescapable reckoning with your imperfections (we all have them!) much more bitter. We must give ourselves grace, but in turn, allow ourselves to take risks — just not when it comes to academic honesty.
Let Them Eat Toast!
Hot breakfast would be nice! But there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
We Deserve To Be Treated as More Than Just Liabilities
If Harvard’s logic continues to assert that everything is fine unless students explicitly reach out for help, then on paper, this campus may not experience any mental health struggles at all — a crude calculation of liability with the potential to be dangerous.
Years after Outbreak, Covid’s Educational Toll Looms Large
Harvard was a leader in combating the pandemic proper. Now, we must lead in healing the scars it's left behind. Harvard can help save a generation from learning loss, and it has a duty to try.
Special Edition: After Affirmative Action By The Crimson Editorial Board
In the wake of the oral arguments of the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard trial, The Crimson’s Editorial Board asked its editors and the broader Harvard community to reflect on what affirmative action means to them, and the impact that the initiative’s looming downfall could have on our campus.
