The biggest takeaways from Harvard’s task force reports on campus antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias
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As its legal battle over critical federal money plays out in court, two Harvard University task forces have released a pair of long-awaited internal reports: one on how antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias are handled on campus, and another on anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias.
As its legal battle over critical federal money plays out in court, two Harvard University task forces have released a pair of long-awaited internal reports: one on how antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias are handled on campus, and another on anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias. Harvard President Alan Garber announced the task force reports in a letter to the campus community that began with an apology, calling the 2023-24 academic year “disappointing and painful.” The reports released Tuesday afternoon included accounts of both Jewish and Muslim students juggling profound grief over the deaths of loved ones in Gaza and Israel, coupled with fear for their safety and deep feelings of alienation and academic censorship on campus. They include several broad recommendations and policy changes for Harvard’s programs, admissions and academic programs. “Some students reported being pushed by their peers to the periphery of campus life because of who they are or what they believe, eroding our shared sense of community in the process,” Garber wrote in his letter. Still, a “message that did not emerge clearly” from the lengthy task force reports seems to be that these are “largely problems of the prior academic year,” Garber told Harvard alumni Wednesday during a moderated online conversation. “They have not gone away, but what I have heard close to universally is that things are better this year.” Harvard has put in place measures to protect speech and support constructive dialogue, Garber said, “and I like to think we are seeing early signs of success. They are not complete, but they are getting underway, and I think we’re seeing progress.”
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