News

HMS Is Facing a Deficit. Under Trump, Some Fear It May Get Worse.

News

Cambridge Police Respond to Three Armed Robberies Over Holiday Weekend

News

What’s Next for Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Initiative?

News

MassDOT Adds Unpopular Train Layover to Allston I-90 Project in Sudden Reversal

News

Denied Winter Campus Housing, International Students Scramble to Find Alternative Options

Reject Rhodes

THE MAIL

NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED

To the Editors of the Crimson:

Here is a way for opponents of the Engelhard bequest to strike a blow against apartheid.

Cecil Rhodes was the same kind of man as Engelhard, and he made his money from the same source. Why not persuade this year's six Rhodes scholars to reject their scholarships, or at the very least insist that the name be changed?

Or does conscience at Harvard stop where self-interest begins?

Personally I would be appalled if the Rhodes scholars did anything so ridiculous. But then I've got nothing against Engelhard either. --Julie K. Pforzheimer

Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.

Tags