At Harvard, we spend a lot of time analyzing, discussing, and dissecting the world around us. Perhaps we should spend more time trying to make it better.
There is evidence to suggest that lasers could revolutionize protesting around the world, but the final decision to use a laser or not is fundamentally a personal choice all protesters need to consider.
It will take a tremendous but necessary effort in order to create a society that is more equitable for all of its participants. Until then, free expression will continue to be a right that is granted only to a select few.
As Harvard’s administration and students take lessons from the University’s history, they simultaneously set new precedents for future activism on campus, shaping future generations of student protest.
Across the globe, people and institutions alike are turning a critical eye to protest, examining both its immense power to provoke positive social change and its potentially damaging, often unintended consequences.
