This is a really good, and thoughtful, piece. Maybe this is a bit of an off the wall comment but had you thought about looking to get it published in the Crimson or similar ? I think the call to reflect on the privilege, importance and purpose of university is important and meaningful and the kind of thing that should be shared with the student body (at Harvard and more broadly). I'm sure there's lots of writing going on about these topics but I hadn't seen your perspective articulated before, and I think it could be an important contribution to the discussions I'm sure are happening across campuses
Thanks Johanna <3 Honestly, no, publishing in the Crimson literally never crossed my mind! I really appreciate the suggestion and will think about it :)
Thanks for this, Julia. Have you seen Christina Pagel's post "Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities"? I found her framing of the playbook (and accompanying Venn diagram) helpful in naming and organizing some of the trends and patterns I've been observing in research and higher ed. https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-purge-defund-how-trump-following
This is a really good, and thoughtful, piece. Maybe this is a bit of an off the wall comment but had you thought about looking to get it published in the Crimson or similar ? I think the call to reflect on the privilege, importance and purpose of university is important and meaningful and the kind of thing that should be shared with the student body (at Harvard and more broadly). I'm sure there's lots of writing going on about these topics but I hadn't seen your perspective articulated before, and I think it could be an important contribution to the discussions I'm sure are happening across campuses
Thanks Johanna <3 Honestly, no, publishing in the Crimson literally never crossed my mind! I really appreciate the suggestion and will think about it :)
Thanks for this, Julia. Have you seen Christina Pagel's post "Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities"? I found her framing of the playbook (and accompanying Venn diagram) helpful in naming and organizing some of the trends and patterns I've been observing in research and higher ed. https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-purge-defund-how-trump-following
I have not, and will check this out - thanks for sharing it!