Op Eds
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.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its Harvard Plans
The world found out shortly before 3 a.m. Eastern time on March 28 that the Trump administration had decided to rescind all federal funding from Harvard University as well as claim by eminent domain the griffin statues on Robinson Hall as they “would look sick on the White House lawn.”
We’re Harvard Professors Suing the Trump Administration. Here’s Why.
Universities are currently on the front lines of a battle for basic civil liberties. We must fight for the values — and the people — that define us. This lawsuit is a start.
'It Feels Targeted': 4 International Students on Threats from the White House
In the last couple of months, we interviewed four international students about their experiences. What we heard painted a picture of a hostile political climate, at times exacerbated by Harvard's inconsistent or inadequate response.
I’m Glad Harvard Expanded Aid. Now It’s Time To Increase Access.
Year after year, Harvard fails to admit a truly diverse class in terms of geography and income. The University must refocus its recruitment efforts to identify and reward real merit everywhere it exists.
Harvard Used To Care About Ukraine. It Shouldn’t Stop Now.
Although general programming has been valuable in raising awareness of the Ukrainian plight, students too must pick up the slack. We must actively engage with the war in Ukraine, making it a sustained part of campus discourse.
First They Came for Columbia
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
Give Students a Chance To Be on the Right Side of History
It’s too soon to know whether we will come to regard demands for fossil divestment or “justice for Palestine” as righteous causes as we now think of the civil rights and the 1980s anti-apartheid student protesters. But enforcing strict protest regulations denies us the ability to find out.
Harvard Students Should Ignore Calls to Boycott Israel Trek
Shutting down intellectual exploration as applied to Israel and the Palestinian territories is inconsistent with the values of our University, and Harvard students shouldn’t fall for it.
I Teach at Harvard. Here’s What the Hiring Freeze Will Do to Us.
We need to remember that the work we do here, in every field, plays a huge part in pushing society forward. So, let’s hope that we can find a way to support the next generation of scholars, researchers, and innovators before this freeze takes an even bigger toll.
Why Harvard Has So Few Conservative Faculty – Or Does It?
Let’s not pretend we have a problem where we do not. For none of these groups is affirmative action called for.
Neither Silence nor Compliance Will Save Harvard From Trump. Resistance Might.
Now is the time for the richest University in the world to live by its principles, to draw a line and stand its ground, while it might still make a difference.
Harvard Must Take a Stand for Democracy
To silence ourselves in the name of neutrality would not only violate our own policy but also abdicate our broader civil responsibility.
