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At Harvard Chan, We Need To Talk About Hard Things

By Akshay G. Narayanan
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We should be angry about these failures, but not certain in judgment. Certainty forecloses the possibility of dialogue that we need for actual accountability. Staying engaged with the complexity is crucial for any progress.

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Institutional Neutrality Is Impossible. Harvard Must Accept That Fact.

For Harvard, institutional neutrality is a convenient cop-out. In the face of intense public, political, and financial scrutiny, urging the University to pick a side, it can remove itself from the equation entirely. Meanwhile, Harvard’s partisanship lurks in the decisions it inevitably has to make.

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The Tourists Know More Than You

By L.A. Karnes
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By encouraging the student body to wrestle with the weight of Harvard’s legacy, the University can both educate and inspire students to wield its name wisely.

Editorials

Harvard’s Latest Speech Controversy

For the sake of Harvard’s intellectual community, University employees should be able to articulate their personal beliefs without fear of retribution.

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Dissent: The Editorial Board Cannot Whitewash Hate

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House resident deans shouldn’t advocate hate towards anyone — full stop. To do so prior to their appointment should be disqualifying; to do so while they are supposedly supporting their students’ wellbeing should result in resignation.

Don’t Let Diversity Die At the Starting Line

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Household wealth plays an enormous role in applicants’ lived experiences; considering it will create a less homogenous campus and contribute to a more enriching college experience for all — all while turning Harvard into a more equitable engine of social mobility.

The Challenge Harvard Faces Goes Deeper Than Funding

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Still, as long as Harvard is, well, Harvard — the peak of an unpopular ivory tower — its funding will make a useful political football for lawmakers hoping to score points with the public.

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No, America Doesn’t Hate Harvard

It’s a neat narrative, though it doesn’t fit the facts. Yes, Americans are less confident in institutions like Harvard than they used to be. But the drop isn’t as steep as declinists say — and it’s not primarily driven by culture-war controversies.

What College Rankings Are Missing

If universities aspire to help students flourish, then surely it would be worth knowing whether their students think they are succeeding.

My Father Died Biking in Cambridge. We Can Build a Safer City By Voting on Nov. 4.

These are issues that affect Harvard students and our neighbors every day. Lives are at stake. No other families need to be destroyed. What greater impact could you make during your time at Harvard?

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Ph.D. Cuts Are the Beginning of the End for Academia

Trump’s attacks have irrevocably altered the playing field for academia, and it may never recover.

An Update on Gr*ding at Harvard

And lest I neglect to mention: These things are changing now. Three, two, one, go. What are you still reading this report for? Don’t you have a discussion post to do? Move it!

It’s My Right To Pull an All-Nighter, Canvas.

As we recover from our fifteen hours without Canvas, we should reflect on how sites like these affect our lives and those around us — for better and for worse. All I ask is this: Professors, please extend a little compassion to us students and give us back our evenings.