New York Times: “Promising Signs for Free Speech on Campus”
“The faculty at Harvard University is also stepping up.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/opinion/free-speech-campus-universities-promising-news.html
View ArticlePress Release: A Voice for Academic Freedom at Harvard
You can’t walk across Harvard’s campus without seeing Veritas everywhere. “Truth” is Harvard’s brand, and it is a noble one. What should a university stand for if not the pursuit of knowledge? This...
View ArticleNew York Post: “Over 100 Harvard professors form council in fight for free...
“We are in a crisis time right now.” https://nypost.com/2023/04/26/harvard-professors-band-to-fight-for-free-speech/
View ArticleHarvard Crimson: Two Takes on the Council
On May 1, the Harvard Crimson Editorial Board published two editorials with very different takes on the Council on Academic Freedom. Read them and see: “We don’t entirely trust the council’s...
View ArticleHarvard Magazine: “Is Harvard Campus Conversation Constrained?”
“[D]iversity of viewpoints is a thing to be prized. It should be a strength. It’s the raw material out of which greater wisdom and understanding can be forged, but only if students are actually...
View ArticleCAFH in the Crimson: Merit and Admissions
CAFH has launched a new regular column in the Crimson that allows faculty members to offer contrasting takes on campus life. First up, meritocracy, admissions, and legacies. Steven Pinker, “Harvard...
View ArticleCAFH in the Crimson: Faculty Viewpoint Diversity
CAFH has launched a regular column in the Crimson that allows faculty members to offer contrasting takes on campus life. This week’s installment asks whether universities have a faculty viewpoint...
View ArticleCAFH in the Crimson: Institutional Neutrality
In this week’s edition of the CAFH column, Bertha Madras (Medical School) and Janet Halley (Law School) ask, “Should Harvard adopt Institutional Neutrality?” Bertha Madras, “Take It From a Former...
View ArticleCAFH in the Crimson: Tolerance and Truth-Seeking
The latest iteration of the CAFH column identifies two essential values of a University: tolerance and truth-seeking. Christopher Winship (Sociology), “Harvard, Academic Freedom, and the New Wars of...
View ArticleCAFH in the Crimson: Diversity Statements
In this week’s CAFH column in the Crimson, Randall Kennedy and Edward Hall debate the use of mandatory diversity statements in faculty hiring. Randall Kennedy (Law School), “Mandatory DEI Statements...
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