Harvard Says It Will Refrain From Taking Stance on Public Matters That Don’t Affect Its ‘Core Function’

A faculty committee said that Harvard ‘runs the risk of appearing to care more about some places and events than others’ by issuing ’empathy statements.’

A tour group looks through the closed gates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 29, 2024. Alice Giordano/The Epoch Times

Harvard University said on Tuesday that it would refrain from taking a stance on matters that are not related to “the core function” of the university amid protests over the ongoing Israel–Hamas war in Gaza.

This comes as university leaders accepted a faculty committee’s report, which states that they should not “issue official statements about public matters that do not directly affect the university’s core function,” according to a May 28 statement.