CRIMSON CONFUSION
Uncertainty surrounds Harvard’s efforts to tackle antisemitism
Harvard is standing by Derek Penslar, its embattled co-chair of the antisemitism task force, amid lack of clarity over its task
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Harvard Yard during finals week, December 13, 2023 in Cambridge, Mass.
Anyone trying to follow Harvard’s efforts to address rising antisemitism on campus has had to decipher a labyrinthine turn of events that have left even those close to the university questioning what, exactly, the strategy is.
The critical response...