Harvard University

Claudine Gay’s Misguided Defenders

Damning facts shouldn’t be ignored just because they’re brought to light by the ‘wrong’ kind of person

The Quillette Editorial Board

7 Jan 2024 · 10 min read

The Harvard Double Standard

And how higher education can reform from within.

Jeffrey S. Flier

23 Dec 2023 · 11 min read

Understanding Woke Antisemitism: Quillette Cetera Episode 25

A conversation with author and free-speech advocate David Bernstein.

Zoe Booth

14 Dec 2023 · 1 min read

Bloated College Administration Is Making Education Unaffordable

Our campuses are stuffed with non-academic office workers. If elected to Harvard’s Board of Overseers, I‘ll propose firing most of them.

Harvey Silverglate

2 Nov 2022 · 3 min read

Why Did Harvard University Go After One of Its Best Black Professors?

Roland Fryer Jr.’s life is a movie script: A man abandoned by his mom and raised by an alcoholic dad became the youngest black professor to ever secure tenure at Harvard University. After ascending to the academic elite, Fryer didn’t resign himself to irrelevant technical puzzles; he put

Rob Montz

15 Apr 2022 · 9 min read

Harvard’s Flawed Response to Ronald Sullivan Joining Weinstein’s Defense Team

Students demanding his ouster have difficulty making the essential distinction between a lawyer and his client.

Jeffrey S. Flier

5 Mar 2019 · 10 min read

Asian-Americans' Unrequited Love of Harvard

Asian-Americans don’t necessarily think of themselves as “victims” of Harvard’s racist policies. They’re more concerned with the idea of merit—they want their admission to be judged on their resume of accomplishments, not their race.

Kenny Xu

13 Oct 2018 · 13 min read