Affinity and cultural organizations contribute to students’ sense of belonging on campus. Even as the Trump administration pressures Harvard out of DEI initiatives, the university must affirm the spaces that students call their home away from home.
Artificial intelligence usage has skyrocketed in recent years, including in our country’s top institutions. Students in our voluntary poll reveal that AI usage is being juggled with a perceived threat to future job security.
While open primaries in states like Virginia, Ohio, New Mexico, and others allow voters greater flexibility at the ballot box, everyday citizens are still actively disenfranchised by the rigid dual-party primary system in place.
The biannual Harvard Youth Poll, the nation’s leading survey of 18-29-year-olds, finds the idea of “America” to be profoundly polarizing for the nation’s youth: less than half of young Americans (41%) say they are proud to be American. Almost a third (29%) say they are embarrassed to be American.
A growing majority of young Americans believe that elites serve themselves over the public interest. Such anti-elite sentiment is strongest among young Americans closest to elite status, including those who identify as Democrats, hold college degrees, have higher household incomes, or live in urban areas.
When less than half of young Americans say they are proud to be Americans, one must pause and consider the possibility that America’s international contributions serve as a crucial source of pride for many Americans.
