The Harvard that some faculty aren’t seeing
120 Jewish faculty and staff at Harvard University signed an open letter opposing the Justice Department's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard, claiming it 'paints a portrait of a Harvard that we do not recognize.' The lawsuit alleges Harvard refused to enforce content-neutral rules on speech when antisemitic agitators targeted Jewish or Israeli students.
Harvard University's Jewish faculty and staff have signed an open letter opposing a Justice Department antisemitism lawsuit against the university. The lawsuit alleges that Harvard refused to enforce its rules on speech when antisemitic agitators targeted Jewish or Israeli students during the 2023-24 academic year. The faculty letter claims the lawsuit 'paints a portrait of a Harvard that we do not recognize.' The lawsuit cites specific incidents, including a Jewish student's mezuzah disappearing, Jewish students being spat on for wearing kippahs, and an Israeli student being ejected from a classroom. Harvard awarded a prestigious fellowship to one of two graduate students criminally charged for assaulting a Jewish student. The university also failed to respond to demonstrators chanting 'globalize the intifada' and allowed pro-Palestinian students to occupy University Hall without consequence.
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