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This Veterans Day, Harvard Failed Its Vets

By Austin M. Lawrence
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Harvard should have Veterans Day off. But the deeper issue is Harvard’s larger disconnect from its veteran community.

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Dissent: Libraries Are For Studying, Not Protesting

By Ian M. Moore
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Harvard and its administrators have it right: Libraries are for studying. Not protesting.

Editorials

Whether Study-Ins Are Protests Doesn’t Matter. Whether They’re Disruptive Does.

Harvard has faced a host of genuinely difficult questions about how to navigate protest this past year. Responding to students and faculty silently studying in the library isn’t one of them.

Columns

Science Is Being Threatened. Researchers Can’t Stand By.

In the coming years, scientists must work tirelessly to regain public trust. Science alone won’t speak for itself.

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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Trump Is Coming for Higher Ed. Harvard Must Fight Back.

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With Trump’s reascension to the presidency, higher education is staring down the barrel of a gun, and — despite its new institutional voice policies — our University cannot remain silent.

Fear, Tears, Rage, Reckoning: The Editors, on 4 More Years of Donald Trump

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Yesterday, former President Donald Trump became future President Donald Trump, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Today, our editors react.

If Harvard’s Endowment is Ethically Invested, It Should Show Us the Receipts

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It’s time to pull back the curtain on the endowment.

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We Led the JFK Jr. Forum. Now More Than Ever, the IOP Must Remain Nonpartisan.

Adopting a partisan stance would jeopardize the fundamental mission of the IOP, inhibit necessary conversations, and further isolate students from perspectives held by a majority of Americans.

We Ran Harvard for Harris. Our Fight Against Donald Trump Begins Today.

The outpouring of enthusiasm and effort we witnessed over the last three months has been remarkable. That energy cannot end here.

I’m the IOP’s President. With Trump’s Election, We Can No Longer Be Nonpartisan.

The IOP’s choice is clear: It is time to choose a commitment to democracy over a commitment to nonpartisanship.

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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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