Chances are good that, if you know someone who went to Harvard, you know they went to Harvard. Why? Because they’ll make sure you know. Harvard just has that reputation as an excellent institution of higher education. It’s a reputation that it most certainly earned over the centuries but hasn’t lived up to in recent decades.
Not only did Harvard go woke, but it has become a Petri dish for hatred — particularly of Jewish people. After the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, thirty-four student groups at Harvard blamed Israel for the attack. This move prompted public scrutiny about what is being taught in the school and why Harvard students seem to have no ability to differentiate between right and wrong.
Adding insult to injury, in response to the backlash, the university administration established a task force to provide support for the pro-terrorist students.
University president Claudine Gay did no favors for the school's reputation when she testified before Congress earlier this month and wouldn't say if calls for the genocide of the Jewish people violated the university's code of conduct. Sure, she backtracked later, but the damage was done. Despite Gay's blatant antisemitism, she maintained the Harvard board's confidence.
“In this tumultuous and difficult time, we unanimously stand in support of President Gay,” the Harvard board said in a statement. “Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help our community heal and to address the very serious societal issues we are facing.”
The only good thing about what's been going on at Harvard these days is that people are waking up to what Harvard has become. As PJ Media recently reported, Harvard has had a 17% drop in early admissions applications compared to last year, and even those who get in via early decision are starting to reject their acceptance.
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"Virtually every student I've ever worked with who got into Harvard early pretty much stopped [looking elsewhere]," college admissions consultant Christopher Rim told Fox News this week. "This is the first time and first application season where I've seen a student who got into Harvard early that I've worked with for almost three and a half, four years now, starting in ninth grade — we're seeing them say, ‘You know what? I want to apply to other schools because what if I graduate and this stigma and this reputation of Harvard stays the same?’ That's their true concern."
Harvard doesn't just have an enrollment problem; they're starting to feel the pain financially. Foundations and alumni donors alike are now refusing to cut more checks for the university because of the school's apparent systemic antisemitism.
One example is the Wexler Foundation, which decided to end its “financial and programmatic relationship” with the university in October.
“We are stunned and sickened at the dismal failure of Harvard’s leadership to take a clear and unequivocal stand against the barbaric murders of innocent Israeli civilians by terrorists last Saturday, the Sabbath and a festival day,” the Wexner Foundation foundation wrote in a letter to the school.
This week, another rich alumni donor cut financial ties with Harvard. Billionaire Len Blavatnik, a Ukrainian-born businessman and philanthropist who is also Jewish, decided to stop supporting the university after having donated at least $270 million over the years.
It's a shame what's happened to Harvard because of its woke and bigoted leadership, but it deserves all the pain it is experiencing now.
