Harvard College suspended the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and ordered the group to “cease all organizational activities for the remainder of the Spring 2024 term” or risk permanent expulsion, according to an email obtained by The Crimson.
The suspension comes amid a wave of pro-Palestine student demonstrations across the country, with students staging occupations at universities including Columbia and Yale Universities. Though there have not been occupations at Harvard this semester, the University restricted access to Harvard Yard on Sunday in anticipation of student protests.
So, not satisfied by unconstitutionally punishing peaceful protest, now they’re PREEMPTIVELY sanctioning people for POTENTIALLY speaking up against genocide??
FFS! What kind of banana republic (brought to you by United Fruit, now Chiquita) bullshit is this? 🤬
Harvard is a private corporation so the first amendment does not apply. In fact, it’s the oldest corporation in the western hemisphere.
https://www.harvard.edu/about/leadership-and-governance/harvard-corporation/
If this were Berkeley or MIT, you’d have a lawsuit.
Ok so it’s one of the many things that aren’t technically illegal, just really shitty and oppressive. Neat!
It is definitely shitty, oppressive, and has a chilling effect. Essentially, they are bending over backwards to ensure that their billionaire donors keep donating.
Public universities are a far safer place than private ones, as we can see here. They are destroying lives right now by shutting off access cards to dorms–they’ve literally made students homeless over their protest. Pathetic.