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Mass Hall at Sundown
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The Reports Are Out — Now It’s Our Turn.

We commend the University for taking a first step to address the biases that exist on this campus, but we hold our applause to see what steps it takes next.

HarvardYard
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Harvard’s DEI Rebrand Will Serve It Well

We hope that the renaming of Harvard’s diversity office and the end of University-funded graduation ceremonies are a signal of a shift in DEI policy. Without divisive branding, common-sense programs can continue without having their name tarred and feathered in the court of public opinion.

Sun Rises over Encampment on May 13
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Harvard Is Trying To Standardize its Discipline — That’s a Good Thing

Harvard’s move to centralize protest discipline is a welcome first step. If this system is to endure, it must be consistent, transparent, and strong enough to outlast the next crisis. Otherwise, we’ll be back where we began: wondering why our punishment depends on the logo on our lanyards.

Harvard University Police Department Badge
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It’s High Time for Emergency Preparedness at Harvard

Last Sunday’s events should be a wake-up call. The Harvard community is fortunate that we didn’t face a more serious emergency — but that’s all the more reason to prepare in case we do.

Harvard College Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
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Harvard’s Tuition Isn’t the Cause of College Inaccessibility

To Republicans interested in tackling the very real problem of college accessibility, we recommend you take a break from gutting the Department of Education to target the many real culprits of the affordability crisis.

Harvard Gate Spring 2025
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Harvard’s Lawsuit Is a Stand Worth Taking

The line has been drawn. Now it’s time for higher education — and the rest of civil society — to pick a side.

Harvard International Office
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Trump’s Attacks Have a Human Cost. We Must Keep Fighting.

The battle to keep the American university alive starts in Cambridge — it can’t be won until all institutions stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder to defend the students who make them worth saving.

Massachusetts Hall
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Harvard Has Decided To Lead the Charge. It Can’t Do It Alone.

Harvard faced a difficult choice: Lose billions in federal funding or sacrifice its centuries-old soul. It chose right. Now here’s hoping our peers follow suit.

Harvard Divinity School
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A Palestine Exception to Harvard’s Academic Mission

The ongoing threat to programs like this one hampers Harvard’s academic mission. Rather than inhibit academic discourse, the University should actively uplift spaces for discussion around this conflict.

University-Hall
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Trump’s Demands Prove What We Already Knew

What does DEI have to do with antisemitism? Since when did kidnapping students off the street protect our Jewish community? We’ve said it before, and it is now clearer than ever: This attack on higher education was never about protecting Jewish students.

Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine protest on Anderson Memorial Bridge
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Putting the PSC on Probation Won’t Make Trump Go Away

And even if obedience could insulate the University from future attacks, reshaping our speech policies at the whim of the White House would be a profound desertion of our values.

Harvard International Office
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On the Disappearance of Rumeysa Ozturk

In a world where an op-ed is grounds for deportation, democracy dies a silent death. Harvard must ensure it does not go quietly with it.

Sunset Over Johnston Gate
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If Harvard Won’t Stand Up, Who Will?

As Trump unleashes a salvo on colleges across the country, it’s easy to run for cover. But if a university of Harvard’s stature won’t step up, then who will?

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Harvard Must Exercise Caution Before Cutting Ties With Birzeit

Ultimately, Harvard owes its students and affiliates exposure to the research and unique perspectives of Palestinians, and collaboration with Birzeit faculty appears to be a good method to achieve that goal. So Harvard — look carefully, consider the context, and refuse to sever a partnership simply because someone told you so.

Former President of the United States Donald Trump Speaks at Arizona Rally in August 2024
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Harvard Faculty Did the Right Thing. The University Should Too.

With this lawsuit, they’ve laid out a blueprint for resisting Trump’s assault on the academy. Now, it’s time for the University — alongside other institutions — to follow it.

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