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Nothing Matters. Everything Matters.

By Amen H. Gashaw
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Hard is still possible. Hard is meaningful. Hard things are what we did to get here.

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Editorials

A Year of Speech About Speech

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

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Belonging at Harvard: Moving Beyond Acceptance

By Kris King
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As I leave Harvard behind, I want to offer advice for creating a more inclusive future to University leaders, my fellow alumni, and current students.

Editorials

Harvard’s Next President Must Refocus on the Academic Mission

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.

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

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A Palestine Exception to Commencement

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History should not be written over to justify unequal and arbitrary application of the rules in punishing students. Reverse the extreme punishments. Let our peers graduate.

Dissent: There is No Palestine Exception

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It is a choice to view the University’s actions as a Palestine exception to free speech — a choice that brushes under the rug the long-festering antisemitism that has plagued Harvard’s pro-Palestinian movement.

Garber Ended the Encampment. He Also Helped Start It.

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The tents may be gone, but they are still here. Garber would do well to engage them.

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I Led The Crimson Through Historic Backlash. Now, Harvard’s Pro-Palestine Protesters Face Worse.

Remember the members of our class not graduating with us because they were punished this week — in flagrant disregard of decades of University precedent — for peacefully and civilly exercising their right to free speech.

Tiya Miles: Rip or Repair? How To Respond to Harvard’s Year of Crisis.

By Tiya Miles
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Repairing the university means defending the spirit of our collectivity. Class of 2024, ever excellent, ever resilient: we need you to help lead the way.

Sam Lessin: Pritzker’s Presidential Mulligan and How to Secure Harvard’s Future

By Sam Lessin
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Having run to become an Overseer and, now, having spent months engaging with alumni on the issues facing Harvard, I’ve learned much about how Harvard should proceed.

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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.

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Forging Harvard’s Future

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A People’s History of Harvard

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Lucas T. Gazianis

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Rethinking Economics

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A School Outside Boston

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Searching for Harvard

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A Broken System

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Harvard’s Hidden Hypocrisies

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Randall L. Kennedy

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Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard

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