1990 Reunion Issue
Calls for Divestment: A Retrospective
While administrators harbored mixed feelings for the anti-apartheid and anti-tobacco movements, on the whole they acknowledged students’ interest in the issues and right to protest respectfully.
Left, Right Extremes Clashed on Campus
As the extreme political viewpoints became more and more outspoken, Harvard was thrust into a period of fierce political debate.
Political Correctness Debate Shook Harvard
While students who were on campus agreed that Harvard administrators did not formally constrain the way students conveyed their beliefs, they added that the general climate of the student body exerted social pressure, determining what could and could not be said.
Nerds Joined Forces to Fight Anti-Intellectualism
Having a 24-hour library was one of the main goals of the Harvard Society of Nerds and Geeks, a group Kahn formed during the ’89-’90 school year.
