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Charles R. Nesson

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Why Harvard’s Lawsuit Matters — For All of Us

This case is about the freedom of a university to think, teach, and govern itself — without fear of political retaliation. It’s about whether federal dollars become a leash to force conformity. And it’s about whether students, faculty, and researchers across this University can continue to do their work in a space shaped by principle, not power.


The Mission of Harvard in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence grows increasingly adept at performing intellectual tasks once thought to be the exclusive domain of humans, the question arises: What remains quintessentially human, and how should we nurture it?


Protect Harvard from the RIAA

Since its founding, Harvard has been an educational leader. Its 1650 charter broadly conceives its mission to include “the advancement