Harvard President Apologizes for Failing to Convey ‘My Truth’ During Congressional Hearing
“I got caught up in what had become at that point, an extended, combative exchange about policies and procedures”...
“I got caught up in what had become at that point, an extended, combative exchange about policies and procedures”...
"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"...
"In recent years we've seen a growing emphasis on concepts that amplify ideas of division, exclusion and indoctrination on our campuses"...
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“we write to express our serious concern about the recent letter that has been sent by Republican Rep. James Banks to IU President Pamela Whitten”...
President Kornbluth told Congress: "I've heard chants which can be antisemitic depending on the context when calling for the elimination of the Jewish people."...
"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."...
“Mr. Stevens and Stone Ridge are appalled by the University’s stance on antisemitism on campus”...
"Why did American campuses erupt with expressions of hatred for Israel and Jewish students?"...
"The Israeli government created an apartheid state and the Israeli government leaders have espoused genocidal rhetoric and policies against the people of Palestine"...
“On October 7, the Palestinian liberation fighters demonstrated their refusal to be dominated”...
"All seven individuals cited so far are enrolled students, ranging in age from 19 to 23 years old."...
Backtracks on refusal to answer yesterday: "I want to be clear, a call for genocide of Jewish people is threatening ...
"Once an indispensable support of our advanced society, academia has become a cancer metastasizing through its vital organs."...
"a clear discriminatory double standard, showing far less responsiveness to Jewish students than to their African American and Asian peers"...
"If we had more parents like [Feldman], then these policies would never have been rolled out in the first place, and they'd be teaching kids about math and science"...
“The narrative is full of inaccuracies and baseless insinuations, particularly the suggestion that Harvard Kennedy School allowed Facebook to dictate its approach to research”...
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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