Steven Pinker's five-point plan to save Harvard from itself, aimed at restoring the university to its roots as a bastion of free speech and open inquiry, has garnered attention and support from various individuals. Bill Ackman is working with others to accelerate necessary change at Harvard, beyond just replacing President Gay. The plan has been praised for its nonpartisan point of view and its potential to fix ideological censorship in American universities. However, some have noted the absence of explicit abolition of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) measures in the plan, suggesting that if all items are implemented, DEI offices will be neutered as they violate the core mission of higher education.
I'm a graduate of Harvard (the business school). This tweet by Dr. Carol Swain makes an enormous amount of sense to me. But as far as fund-raising and other activities supporting the university goes: I'm on strike. @HarvardHBS @HBSAlumni @TheHarbusHBS @Harvard - until… https://t.co/1tri6ZFsIi
My Chicago colleague @ethanbdm wrote an insightful, beautiful, and smart essay on what should be the universities' policy on free speech: https://t.co/fyFlGvFpgG. Ethan makes all the points that I would want to make on the subject, and some more. I so much hope these thoughts…
My Chicago colleague @ethanbdm wrote an insightful, beautiful, and smart essay on what should be the universities' policy on free speech: https://t.co/fyFlGvFpgG. Ethan makes all the points that I would want to make on the subject, and some more. I so much hopes these thoughts…
This is a great article regarding how to fix American universities, and put an end to the ideological censorship (and often hypocrisy) which increasingly plague them. And it’s written from a fair, nonpartisan point of view. https://t.co/0ylCbG9rmy
This is a superb plan for fixing higher-ed. The only thing missing is explicit abolition of DEI m—though if all items are implemented, DEI offices will be neutered bc everything they do violates the core mission of higher ed. Cf. @sapinker’s 5-point plan. https://t.co/5qnp5NKGm8 https://t.co/FIWboXjFoL
This is a superb platform for fixing @Harvard (and other universities that have lost their way) and restoring it to excellence. I am working with some others on how we can accelerate necessary change at Harvard et al. It goes far beyond replacing President Gay. I will have… https://t.co/WpoY43spjT
This is a superb platform for fixing @Harvard (and other universities that have lost their way) and restoring it to excellence. I am working with some others on how we can accelerate necessary change at Harvard et al. I will have more to share soon. https://t.co/WpoY43spjT
A terrific five-point plan from @sapinker on how Harvard, and other universities, can return to their roots as bastions of free speech and open inquiry. https://t.co/HZdudmiaNr
FIRE’s 10 common-sense reforms for colleges and universities. Twice as many as mine, but the additional 5 are good, too. https://t.co/sffgcLTpV1 via @TheFIREorg
Steven Pinker's five-point plan to save Harvard from itself (now out from behind the paywall). https://t.co/1BWvfto4fy via @BostonGlobe