Category: The Harvard Crimson

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Applicants: Improving Harvard’s Speech Culture is Worth the Hassle

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“Describe a time when you strongly disagreed with someone about an idea or issue. How did you communicate or engage with this person? What did you learn from this experience?” This is the most recently updated supplemental essay for applicants to Harvard College. With Harvard’s Restrictive Early Action deadline less than a month away, applicants…

Harvard’s Commitment to Free Speech is Half-Baked

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Harvard preaches free speech, but fails to live up to these ideals. Two weeks ago, The Crimson reported that Harvard Medical School administrators nixed a potential speaker for their 2024 Class Day due to concerns over her pro-Palestine posts on social media. In their justification, the Medical School cited a desire to avoid the perception…

At Morning Prayers, Harvard’s Former Chief Diversity Officer Urges Students to Embrace Pluralism

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Harvard’s chief Community and Campus Life officer Sherri A. Charleston, who led the University’s diversity office before it was renamed in April, said at a Memorial Church service on Thursday that her overhauled office was committed to elevating pluralism and going beyond “diversity in numbers.” Read more in the Crimson…

Harvard Democrats and Republicans Face Off at Annual Visitas Debate

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More than 500 students and prospective Harvard admits packed Science Center Hall B to watch the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club exchange blows over economics, immigration, and higher education during this year’s annual Visitas debate on Sunday night. Read more in The Harvard Crimson…