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To The Editor: On Antisemitism in the Democracy Center Debacle

By Yoni Ganger
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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.

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A Jewish Perspective on Harvard You Won’t Hear at the RNC

Alexander Kestenbaum can let Republicans use his words as weapons to lambaste higher education all he wants. But he doesn’t speak on behalf of anybody but himself.

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Probation Will Not Stop Our Fight Against Genocide

On June 21, we were placed on probation by Harvard for nonviolently protesting the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. Since October, we have witnessed Israel commit brutal atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.

Letters

From the Leadership of CAFH: Don’t Punish Faculty Speech

We strongly reject Dean Bobo’s arguments as clear infringements on academic freedom.

Opinion's Choice

  1. The Editorial Board's Guide to The 2024 Board of Overseers Election
  2. Allston Is Gentrifying, but Harvard Isn’t To Blame
  3. Harvard Must Learn Its Lesson. Institutional Neutrality Is Step One.
  4. We’re Really Sorry About That Antisemitic Cartoon, Guys
  5. Harvard Admissions Should Be More Meritocratic

Editorials

By The Crimson Editorial Board

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Harvard Has Finally Stopped the Statements. Two Questions Remain.

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After a rocky fall, the University has realized, rightly, that the institutional voice is most powerful when used sparingly and consistently. Now, the task is to keep it that way.

A Year of Speech About Speech

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Fickle as free speech may be, we can’t have a university any other way.

Harvard’s Next President Must Refocus on the Academic Mission

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Climbing out of the current controversy will require clarity on our mission from the next president. It requires recognizing that the ivory tower’s comparative advantage comes from the prioritization of scholarship.

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Faculty Speech Must Have Limits

As Harvard has moved to limit its opining on salient public issues, we must use our voices as faculty responsibly.

Is Israel an Apartheid State?

There is a striking similarity between Israel’s regime in the West Bank and South African apartheid.

Nothing Matters. Everything Matters.

Hard is still possible. Hard is meaningful. Hard things are what we did to get here.

Columns

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To Be a Harvard Man

It shouldn’t be so difficult to say “I write about transgender issues at Harvard.” But as simple as they sound, these seven words make a whole world of difference.

Clubs, Classes, Houses: When Survivors of Sexual Assault Can’t Avoid Their Assaulters

Students shouldn’t have to trade the clubs and Houses they love for safety and peace of mind.

Sections Are Way Too Big

Our sections are too large, and students lose a lot of learning as a result.

Current Columns

A Broken System

By Rachael A. Dziaba

Lucas T. Gazianis

By Lucas T. Gazianis

Harvard’s Hidden Hypocrisies

By Adelaide E. Parker

A People’s History of Harvard

By Prince A. Williams

Rethinking Economics

By Maibritt Henkel and Mie L. Holm

A School Outside Boston

By Yona T. Sperling-Milner

Forging Harvard’s Future

By Maya A. Bodnick

Transcriptions

By E. Matteo Diaz

Searching for Harvard

By Lorenzo Z. Ruiz

Randall L. Kennedy

By Randall L. Kennedy

Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard

By Various Faculty Members