To restore Harvard’s reputation, faculty should speak up

July 04, 2024 1 min read

John Evangelakos, Jason H.P. Kravitt, and William Schmalzl
Boston Globe

Excerpt: The recent Harvard Crimson op-ed by professor and dean of social science Lawrence D. Bobo calling for sanctions against faculty members who criticize Harvard University leadership with the intent to arouse the intervention of “external actors” into university business was stunning.
 
The piece sparked another controversy, and backlash, that Harvard may deserve but doesn’t need, given the parade of headlines that have left its formerly stellar reputation in shreds. It was also an insult to alumni, like us, who care about the school, don’t see ourselves as “external actors,” and have a legitimate stake in the debate about how to get Harvard back on track.

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