Harvard will no longer take positions on issues that don’t affect its ‘core functions’

28/05/2024 21:41 The Guardian

School says it will only speak on university matters, which some criticize as feigned neutrality because of its financial ties to IsraelHarvard University announced on Tuesday that it would no longer take official positions on policy issues following widespread student-led protests over the war in Gaza.The decision from Harvard comes after the university formed a working group in April to decide if it should continue making public comment on “salient issues”, according to an email announcing the decision. Continue reading...

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