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CATEGORY

Ryan Golemme

The Endowment is Not the Issue

Complaints about Harvard's massive endowment are common, but that ire is misdirected; a shift in focus would better actualize any changes student activists want.

The Limits of Solidarity

Activists should not present their goals as a necessarily conjoined front that can potentially undermine their case without tactful messaging, and solidarity can quickly become stifling if it is used to shame people into supporting a cause rather than inspiring them. 

Can Campus Activists Overcome the Pandemic?

Unless digital activism proves to be more effective at overcoming its issues with connecting to the Harvard student body, activist efforts could be stunted for the next semester and possibly longer. College activists have persisted through momentous challenges before, but it remains to be seen if they will successfully adapt to the realities of a global pandemic.