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Rabbi David Wolpe Quits Harvard Anti-Semitism Committee, Calls School’s Ideology ‘Evil’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 09, 2023 18 Comments

"the system at Harvard along with the ideology that grips far too many of the students and faculty, the ideology that works only along axes of oppression and places Jews as oppressors and therefore intrinsically evil, is itself evil"...

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Harvard ‘Pro-Palestine’ Students Chanted ‘Globalize the Intifada’ During Anti-Israel ‘Week of Action’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 08, 2023 3 Comments

"The week was reportedly organized by members of the Harvard graduate student union’s Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) caucus and the African and African American Resistance Organization."...

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Congressional Campus Antisemitism Hearing: “The three presidents were, frankly, fairly pathetic”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 05, 2023 63 Comments

My take on the hearings: "These presidents seem completely either oblivious or not being honest with what's going on on campuses for them to say that they welcome diverse viewpoints on campus."...

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Over 100 Harvard Faculty Members Slam President’s Condemnation of ‘From the River to the Sea’

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 17, 2023 8 Comments

“imprudent as a matter of university policy and badly misjudged as an act of moral leadership”...

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Professor Glenn Reynolds: Pro-Hamas Protests Show Higher Ed Has Finally Crossed the Line

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 17, 2023 1 Comment

"Harvard has been the most talked-about example, because, well, it’s Harvard."...

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Israeli Billionaire Quits Harvard’s Board Over School’s Response to Students’ Anti-Israel Letter

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 15, 2023 4 Comments

“faith in the University’s leadership has been broken”...

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Harvard President Won’t Punish Students Over Anti-Israel Letter

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 14, 2023 8 Comments

“We do not punish or sanction people for expressing such views, but that is a far cry from endorsing them.”...

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FIRE Ranks Harvard Dead Last for Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 07, 2023 13 Comments

"What’s more, granting Harvard a score of 0.00 is generous. Its actual score is -10.69, more than six standard deviations below the average and more than two standard deviations below the second-to-last school in the rankings"...

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Activists at Harvard Disrupt Ice Cream Social to Demand Creation of Ethnic Studies Department

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2023 21 Comments

“Hey, President Gay! We need ethnic studies today!”...

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Harvard’s New President Served on Advisory Board That Advanced DEI in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 30, 2022 1 Comment

“appoint[ed] an inaugural associate dean of diversity, inclusion, and belonging”...

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Harvard Punishes Prof Who Had Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 28, 2021 3 Comments

"had close ties with Jeffrey Epstein and is accused of giving the disgraced financier an office on campus"...

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Enrollment at Harvard and Yale Down 20 Percent After Moving to Online Classes

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2020 8 Comments

"difference in enrollment at Harvard from 2019-2020 is about a 22 percent drop"...

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Harvard Adopting Universal Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory Grading System for Spring 2020

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2020 4 Comments

"We of course remain committed to academic continuity, but we cannot proceed as if nothing has changed."...

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Harvard Touched by College Admissions Scandal With Questionable Real Estate Deal

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 05, 2019 22 Comments

Until now, the college admissions scandal has highlighted crimes like alleged bribes, test cheating, and falsified data. A new story unfolding in Massachusetts revolves around the sale of a house.

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