Harvard is destroying itself over ‘diversity’ — and taking the rest of us with it
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The coverage treats Harvard’s turmoil as a culture-war curiosity, as if the real problem is simply that some people dislike “diversity. ” That framing is too neat. The deeper issue is what happens when an institution built on excellence starts redefining excellence to fit a moral fashion.
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Harvard and its peers replaced Western history with global history — and merit with identity politics, doing “serious harm" to young Americans, warns a top scholar.
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The coverage treats Harvard’s turmoil as a culture-war curiosity, as if the real problem is simply that some people dislike “diversity.” That framing is too neat. The deeper issue is what happens when an institution built on excellence starts redefining excellence to fit a moral fashion.
When Harvard swaps rigorous standards for identity-based preferences, it doesn’t just shortchange students. It corrodes public trust in credentialing that powers medicine, law, and government. “Global history” can be valuable, but not when it becomes a pretext to downplay the ideas that built our constitutional order and the obligations that come with citizenship.
A serious university should pursue merit and fairness, protect institutional stability, and resist the temptation to treat dissent as deviance. The principle at stake is simple: elite education must earn legitimacy, not demand it.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.