Letters
I Lead Harvard Hillel. Attacks on Our Work Only Hurt Jewish Life.
Most disappointing about the open letter was the author’s sheer hypocrisy when discussing our Jewish community’s challenges.
I’m a Psychiatrist. The Crimson’s Got Its Psychedelics Coverage Wrong.
The Harvard Medical School ecosystem includes hundreds of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health experts who could offer informed perspectives on both sides of this important debate, rather than relying on outdated anti-drug stigma or oversimplified rhetoric.
The School of Public Health’s Palestine Program is Complicit in Discrimination
The Crimson’s Oct. 11 report about the controversy over the Harvard School of Public Health’s collaboration with Birzeit University missed the central aspect of the dilemma.
I Published Nasser Abu Srour’s Book. His Story is Valuable.
As the publisher of The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and Freedom, I want to add that I researched as best I could the circumstances that led to Abu Srour’s sentence of life in prison without parole.
I Fought Khurana’s Final Club Sanctions. I Won’t Remember Him Fondly.
Khurana apparently felt that it was Harvard’s (and his) business to decide how and with whom undergraduates spent their social time. I won’t remember him fondly.
To The Editor: On Antisemitism in the Democracy Center Debacle
MEOR is an organization that is focused not on a political agenda, but a Jewish one. We care about Israel and always will. This doesn’t mean we should be erased.
From the Leadership of CAFH: Don’t Punish Faculty Speech
We strongly reject Dean Bobo’s arguments as clear infringements on academic freedom.
A Letter from the 2024 Class Marshals
“In short, the Class of 2024 will depart from Cambridge having created an enduring and unforgettable impact on the culture, social life, and trajectory of the University.”
To the Editor: On the Harvard Yard Encampment’s Disruptions
Letters to the Editor respond directly and explicitly to either an opinion piece recently published on the Editorial page or to The Crimson’s manner of coverage within any section of the newspaper.
To the Editor: On the Suspension of the PSC
We write to take issue with the Editorial Board’s Tues., April 23 staff editorial titled “By Suspending the Palestine Solidarity Committee, Harvard Guarantees Chaos.”
To the Editor: On the Attack on Professor Cross
It is time to stop the weaponization of the footnote.
To the Editor: On the Op-Ed Attacking My Character
I was surprised and disappointed that The Crimson chose to publish the op-ed from Jeff M.A. Hauser ’95 last week attacking my integrity without reaching out to me to check facts or context with me.
To The Editor: On Jewish Spaces and Bike Lanes
A collection of letters recently submitted in response to Harvard Crimson content.
To The Editor: On The Harvard Corporation and Ken Griffin
I have confidence in the business backgrounds of the Corporation’s members and take heart in the stable composition of the Corporation, which ensures steady governance for the University.
To The Editor: On Antisemitism, Plagiarism, and Claudine Gay
A collection of letters to the editor regarding The Crimson's news and editorial coverage of recent campus turmoil around Claudine Gay's resignation.
To The Editor: Context Cannot Become Collateral Damage
Our ability to recognize the truth and confront lies is all we have. It is why I joined The Crimson. It is why I feel the need to critique when we fall below the journalistic standards I know we are capable of reaching.
To The Editor: Don’t Platform Stefanik’s Inflammatory Press Release
The Editorial Board once described Stefanik as set on a “relentless pursuit of political influence at a glaring cost to morality” and “the worst we could be.” We would do well to heed our own advice.
To the Editor: Joan Pickett is Not a ‘Transit Activist’
A “transit activist” would want to promote transit as an alternative to private vehicle usage. Joan Pickett, for all her posing, does not do that.
To the Editor: What is a ‘Violent Lie?’
As the two unnamed speakers quoted in the article — speakers whose statements are explicitly compared to “violent, violent lies” — we feel the need to ask the obvious question: What is a lie?
To the Editor: We Must Challenge Hyper-Selective Admissions
The hard truth, for all of us who have enjoyed the benefits of a Harvard education, is that Harvard’s exclusive admissions policies have always bolstered white supremacy and economic inequality. To truly address the harm we have caused, we must challenge the practice of hyper-selective admission itself.
A Letter from the 2023 Class Marshals
The Class Marshals for the Class of 2023 reflect on college and thank their classmates.
To the Editor: Sharing the Experiences and Perspectives of Professor Schrag's Former Students and Postdocs
As Professor Daniel P. Schrag’s former students and postdoctoral researchers, we believe whole-heartedly that his scientific mentorship, professional guidance, and personal support have been essential to our careers. We further believe that the Crimson article published on April 28, 2023 fails to fully and accurately represent Professor Schrag’s outstanding legacy of scientific mentorship.
An Open Letter from 45 Black Student Organizations and Supporters
We assert that Black students should not have to live in fear of the police force being used as a weapon against them. We condemn the University’s failure to, at large, protect its Black community’s emotional and physical wellbeing in the aftermath of such trauma. We demand that the University take action to repair the manifestations of the inaction and to ensure that the victims of the phone call are served justice, the safety of Black Harvard students is maintained, and that in future incidents, the mistakes from this situation are not repeated.
To the Editor: Crimson’s Anti-Israel Bias Spills Into a News Article
Sprinkling the word “allegedly” into a sentence is not some kind of potion that magically provides a pretense of journalistic objectivity in an article that otherwise unskeptically parrots unsubstantiated claims around Roth’s fellowship. It is better journalism to say who is making the allegation, to check whether they have any evidence to support the claim, and to provide additional, alternative points of view.
To the Editor: When Will You Stop Silencing Palestine?
This is exactly why The Crimson’s silence is so ironic. Even in its outrage over a matter of suppression of free speech because of outspokenness in support of Palestinian liberation, The Crimson has managed to paper over Palestine.