Tag: Harvard University
Campus Jewish life requires education reform
Does a mob calling for the genocide of the Jews constitute harassment? Maybe, maybe not. It’s complicated. At least, that’s what the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania told a stunned...
Harvard professors denounce university initiative on antisemitism
Recent efforts by administrators to push back against overt displays of antisemitism at the leading Ivy League institute have inspired pushback of its own.
A letter to Claudine Gay, Harvard’s president, co-signed by more than 100 Harvard faculty described...
Jewish football coach helped merit chip away at Harvard’s elite social status
When Harvard University named Bill Bingham athletic director–a pioneering college sports role at the time in 1926–the alumnus promised to return the game to student athletes. He hired Arnold Horween as head football coach...
When will Harvard acknowledge its entanglement with anti-Semitism?
Harvard made headlines when it set up a $100 million endowment fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with slavery.” While Harvard’s role in slavery ended in 1781, anti-Semitism remains embedded at Harvard...
‘Harvard Crimson’ editorial board declares support for BDS and ‘Free Palestine’
In an editorial last week, The Harvard Crimson announced its support for the BDS movement and a “free Palestine,” ending a 20-year legacy of opposition to boycotting Israel.
“In the past, our board was skeptical of the movement (if...
Déjà vu all over again at Harvard
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on Jan. 24, Fair Admissions v. Harvard University, which not only has some profound implications for the future of affirmative action in college admissions but also raises again a...
Election of atheist Harvard chaplain to leadership role continues to stir up controversy
Greg Epstein, the new president of the Harvard chaplains, is an avowed atheist. His election has led to a perception gap between the Harvard chaplains who voted for him and the general public, which...
Harvard petition supporting Israel, Jewish community gets hundreds of signatures
More than 900 Harvard University students, faculty members and affiliates have signed a petition “in support of Israel and the Jewish community.”
The “Harvard Israel Initiative,” which as of Tuesday afternoon had garnered 905 signatures and counting,...
Harvard University president: Israel acts as a ‘magnet for human capital’
Harvard University president Lawrence S. Bacow said “Israel has demonstrated to the world that a country or a region doesn’t need to be rich in natural resources in order to be a wealthy country.”
Israel...
Pfizer vaccine 94 percent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19, new study finds
Data from 1.2 million members of Israel’s largest health-maintenance organization shows the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 94 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 92 percent effective in preventing serious disease in vaccinated people who...