440 Harvard students have signed a petition calling for the firing of Harvard Summer School instructor Subramanian Swamy after his recent article for an Indian newspaper that advocated forcing all Muslims to admit to having HIndu ancestors in order to vote. Harvard Political Review writer Sandra Korn, one of signers of the petition, explains her position on the issue. Although Korn acknowledges the freedom of speech issues at play, she asserts that keeping Swamy on as a instructor “compromises Harvard’s non-discrimination policy and the fair education of its students.”
Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.