Harvard is not going to emerge from its current wave of scandals unscathed. The blowback is already beginning.
Business Insider reports:
Harvard early applications are down 17% from last year amid antisemitism rowHigh school seniors have made 17% fewer early admission applications to Harvard this year, bringing the level of early interest to a four-year low, according to figures released Thursday.Overall, 692 from a pool of 7,921 applicants were admitted under the Early Action Program, which accepts applications up to November 1, the university said.Last year, 9,553 early-action applications were submitted.The drop in applications comes as Harvard has become embroiled in a national row over how US colleges are handling incidents of antisemitism in the wake of Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel and Israel’s subsequent military action in Gaza.By the November 1 deadline, Harvard had drawn national criticism for a controversial letter signed by 30 student groups on the campus that claimed Israel was “entirely responsible” for the violence.In the following weeks, some alumni expressed anger at the university’s response to the letter and a rise in antisemitic incidents, with more than 1,600 threatening to stop donations.While it’s unclear how directly the antisemitism row affected prospective students’ decision to apply for early admission, a college coaching professional, Aly Beaumont, told CNN that two of her students dropped Harvard as an option after seeing the school’s response to events on campus following October 7.
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