I have my senior thesis in front of me, and it presents a perfect opportunity to use accessible journalistic language in academic writing even when neither journalism nor academia at Harvard want particularly to engage with each other.
More than 65 years after Brown vs. Board of Education, one would think substantial progress had been made in confronting school segregation. Unfortunately, one would be wrong — especially in the great liberal stronghold that is Massachusetts.
I wonder what would happen if we think of “science” as a form of service. Maybe then, it will be clearer that it is crucial to reflect upon who is served, and who is not, with the policy decisions made in the name of science.
It’s time to acknowledge that the war against masking isn’t driven by government fear of violation of personal freedoms. It’s driven by entitlement. People feel they are entitled to do what they want, regardless of who they hurt.
Despite this, I am hopeful. I see the willingness for change growing in many pockets of our campus. As we imagine a better Harvard and aspire to achieve it, we can build a community that truly values and celebrates diversity.
Instead of our former transactional interactions, let's pause and think about what the person beside us saw this past year. Let’s be empathetic, genuine, and intentional. Let’s actually stop and grab that meal, and then another this time around.
The vision of intercultural health systems is to have intercultural health programs serve as one component of a larger effort for Indigenous self-determination and autonomy.
Without any form of reparations, America will never even begin to truly repay the tremendous debt it owes to its Black citizens for centuries of devastation and exploitation.
As an intersex person who feels fortunate they were not forced to undergo genital-“normalizing” operations, I feel the need to to amplify the voices of those more marginalized within this community, who have a simple message: Let intersex kids be.
