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Charlotte P. Ritz-Jack
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Harvard Settles, Eight Affiliates React
After more than a year of debate about Harvard’s handling of campus antisemitism, the University has taken its most forceful steps to date. In settling two lawsuits alleging antisemitic discrimination, Harvard adopted a new definition of antisemitism, instituted anti-discrimination protections for Zionists, and pledged to form a partnership with an Israeli university. For the eight Harvard affiliates below — students and faculty, Zionist and anti-Zionist, Jewish and non-Jewish — these policy changes prompt new debates about free speech, student safety, and the proper role of the University in the face of geopolitical turmoil. — Max A. Palys ’26 and Saul I.M. Arnow '26, Editorial Chairs
I Am a Jewish Student. Harvard’s Settlement Is Bad News.
Jews ourselves cannot agree on what constitutes antisemitism. Harvard’s adoption of the IHRA definition does nothing to end this uncertainty — indeed, it exacerbates it.
Harvard Princes, Russian Reformers: When Harvard Ran Moscow
In 1992, a group of Harvard-affiliated experts arrived in Moscow and attempted to transform the Russian economy into that of a Western capitalist country. Instead, the economic development project crumbled in scandal.
Not All Jews Are Zionists. Harvard Can’t Keep Ignoring This Truth.
As Jewish Harvard students, we have been thrust into the national spotlight. We question what exactly it illuminates and the intentions of those who shine it.
Harvard College Title IX Resource Coordinator Leaves Position
Erin Clark, previously Harvard College’s Title IX resource coordinator, left her role midway through the fall semester.
Chronicling ‘The Good Life’
Despite the way it is often discussed, the study hasn’t always been so focused on happiness. In fact, the goals, methods, and analysis of the research that form the history of the study have varied dramatically, from defining the “normal” man and justifying certain “breeding” practices to understanding the causes of delinquency.
Activist Group Our Harvard Can Do Better Expands Focus, Rebrands as Harvard Feminist Coalition
Our Harvard Can Do Better, an undergraduate campus group advocating against rape culture at Harvard, has rebranded as the Harvard Feminist Coalition, the organization announced on Oct. 30.
A Summer Far From Home
I thought maybe this was just it. About how after graduation, we’re left with the rest of life — running through these days, decisions unserious and significant, one after another, guessing, astonished and grateful for the world.
Harvard Students Occupy University Hall to Protest Harassment Policies, Comaroff’s Continued Employment
Dozens of Harvard students occupied University Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in protest of the school’s sexual harassment and professional conduct policies.
Fifteen Questions: Steven Levitsky on Democracy, Latin America, and the Mets
The political scientist sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss threats to democracy in the United States and Latin America. “Democracy is always an unsettled system,” he says. “It’s always going to be open to threats and so it requires a tireless fight.”