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Harvard’s Human Rights Centers Should Speak On Human Rights Issues
A research center whose very mission embodies certain principles — such as a human rights center — should always be free to make statements consistent with those principles.
When A Marine General Warns About Trump’s Fascism, We Should Listen
When a four-star Marine general sounds the alarm — despite every instinct and institutional pressure to remain silent — that Trump is a threat to the future of American democracy, we must listen.
I Was Uber’s Chief Lobbyist. Vote to Let Its Drivers Unionize.
Believe me when I say: Massachusetts must vote yes on Ballot Question 3 to empower rideshare workers to unionize and fight back against their exploitation.
Taking Back Harvard: Addressing Our Sexual Assault Culture Means Reckoning With History
Our University’s future cannot be built on the same unacknowledged violence and complicity that has defined its past. It must be forged, instead, through action, accountability, and a commitment to justice.
HSA’s Laundry Service Is Ridiculous
There’s more to college than learning how to complete coursework on time or pad a resume.
I’m a Jewish Faculty Member at Harvard. Hillel Does Not Represent Me.
Rabbi Rubenstein, I’m writing to ask that Harvard Hillel — the institution you oversee — stop claiming to represent the Jewish community on campus.
We Get It, You Think You’re Cool
We are no longer all just freshmen. There are now ingroups and outgroups, freshmen on their way to the top of the social ladder and those who have yet to set foot on its first rung.
Will Harvard Punish Its Professors for Reading in the Library?
A university should not punish community members engaging in non-disruptive behavior simply because those individuals hope to communicate ideas to other community members.
I’m a Human Rights Expert. After October 7th, We Need Moral Complexity.
The way forward is to acknowledge the full humanity of all people in this conflict, and to see that they have claims to dignity and a flourishing life.
Harvard Faculty Divest: It’s Time the University Addresses the Climate Crisis
As Hurricanes Helene and Milton have just reminded us, climate change is getting worse, and yet Harvard is still not doing its utmost to address this urgent crisis.
Broken Tools, Missing Chairs: Harvard Undersupports Underrepresented Kids in STEM
While the University touts its commitment to diversifying STEM fields, I have experienced how these initiatives can fall short due to inadequate resources.
It’s My Job To Find the People Harvard Enslaved. It Can’t Outrun History.
I did not come to Harvard to compromise Harvard’s principles or tarnish Harvard’s name – or my own for that matter.
October 7th a Year Later, According to 7 Harvard Affiliates
For so many people, life has not been the same since October 7th. This week, in commemoration of the anniversary of that day, we have published a series of deeply personal op-eds and columns reflecting on what it — and the year that has followed — has meant to people in the Harvard community. — Tommy Barone ’25 and Jacob M. Miller ’25
Richard Cellini posed photo
Richard J. Cellini is the founding director of the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program and a research fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
October 7th’s Twin Crises — In Israel and at Harvard
The gruesome images of Hamas’s slaughter on October 7, 2023 only hint at the scars that day and its aftermath have left on the Jewish community.
I’m an Israeli Freshman at Harvard. Here’s My October 7th Story.
May the memory of the 1,195 victims of October 7th be a blessing, and may the hostages return home safely and soon.
I’m an Israeli Professor at Harvard. It Has Never Been Harder.
Being an Israeli-American faculty member at Harvard has been complicated since October 7th.
From CAFH Leadership: The Widener ‘Study-In’ Should Not Have Been Prohibited
Harvard’s disallowance of a recent silent demonstration reveals a serious problem with the University’s rules about protest.
It’s Time for Harvard to Regain Shared Governance
In my 55 years at Harvard, I’ve never seen faculty decision-making power as weak.
Harvard Academic Workers Are at the Bargaining Table. Here’s Our Message.
Our proposals, if accepted, will transform Harvard University into an international leader in rebuilding the academic career path that has been hollowed out by decades of financial austerity and a culture that prioritizes pursuit of profit over the humble work of scholarship.
The Results Are In: Harvard Doesn't Need Racial Preferences to be Diverse
Harvard’s long-awaited release of the racial demographics of the Class of 2028 — the first admitted after the Supreme Court prohibited colleges from employing racial preferences — defied all the gloomy predictions.
I Went to My First Harvard Class Wondering if I Was a Victim of a Hate Crime
The first day of college. The first day of new friends. And the first day I had to call the Harvard University Police Department.
Why We’re Founding Harvard Faculty for Israel
The situation at Harvard reflects a larger, deeply disturbing trend in academia: the vilification of Israel and its people.