Harvard Betrayed Its Mission

with David Kaiser GLENN LOURY JAN 25 As my guest this week, historian David Kaiser, says, the Claudine Gay fiasco is a symptom, not a cause, of Harvard’s institutional rot, and that of many elite universities. Maintaining high academic standards was once one of the most important parts of a college president’s job. A candidate with Gay’s demonstrable, he implies, scholarly flaws should never have been put in charge of overseeing undergraduate education. The fact that she was tells us much more about the failings of the institution than it does about the failings of Claudine Gay. If you’re thinking about preordering my memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative, there’s no better time than now. Barnes & Noble is offering 25% on all preorders. But the sale ends tomorrow, so order it from Barnes & Noble or wherever you get your books today. © 2024 Glenn Loury 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104