For high school students born into low-income families, college acceptance letters have become proverbial golden tickets to a better life, social mobility, and career opportunities. The idea is a perfect analogue of the much-lauded American dream that anyone can be successful regardless of the circumstances of one’s birth — if low-income students just get a … Read more
William Lee knew the question was coming, so he came with his answer prepared. The sooner the conversation ended, it seemed, the faster this issue would disappear from the minds of student activists. It seemed to us in Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard when we met with Lee, the Senior Fellow of the Harvard Corporation, and … Read more
Wells are going dry in rural Arizona, leaving residents struggling. A recent investigation by The Arizona Republic and a documentary by NBC News tell the stories of residents of groundwater-dependent regions within La Paz and Cochise counties whose households have been affected by falling water tables. When wells do not reach the diminished aquifer, families … Read more
Nicholas Brown is a founding member of Harvard Students for Bernie: A College Democrats Subgroup. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is over. But as we count down the days until the first presidential caucuses and primaries, it is time to take King’s vision seriously. On MLK Day, Americans gathered across the country for meals, service, … Read more
Chris Wilson is the current CEO of WPA Intelligence, a conservative research and data analytics company which provides information to an array of clients, mostly political campaigns. Wilson served as the Director of Research Analytics and Digital Strategy for the Cruz for President and is a regular political analyst on both Fox News and MSNBC. … Read more
My brother, sister and I grew up constantly being asked about our family; more specifically, what it was like having two dads. However, that question never had an obvious answer. After all, although we understood that most families featured one mother and one father, our family did not seem to differ otherwise. Like any other … Read more
The ‘group project’ is, in my experience, the worst part of high school. More a game of chicken than a collaborative effort, the goal of a group project is to do as little work as possible in the hope that your partners panic and pick up the slack before the deadline. Because I did not … Read more
When Najya Williams ’20 got to Dunster House, she felt she had hit a wall. “Here I am, someone who thrived in high school, juggling a lot of different pressures. Here I am, at a place where I am deemed one of the best in the world and country,” she said. “And I can’t handle … Read more
Since 1944, Middle Eastern- and North African-Americans have been legally “white,” having to check the “white” box on demographic surveys like the U.S. census. The reason for this classification can be traced to the 19th century, when MENA Christians who intended to immigrate to the United States identified as “Caucasian” to evade restrictive and racist … Read more
When asked whether there was a candidate in the Democratic primary race that she particularly liked, Devin Hoffman, a freshman at Boston College, told the HPR, “Honestly, I’ve been a little disappointed by all of them.” Grace Stewart, a freshman at Providence College, said that she “did[n’t] love any of them.” Jayna Robatham, a freshman … Read more