The suspension comes amid a wave of pro-Palestine student demonstrations across the country, with students staging occupations at universities including Columbia and Yale Universities. Though there have not been occupations at Harvard this semester, the University restricted access to Harvard Yard on Sunday in anticipation of student protests.
Harvard is a private corporation so the first amendment does not apply. In fact, it’s the oldest corporation in the western hemisphere.
https://www.harvard.edu/about/leadership-and-governance/harvard-corporation/
If this were Berkeley or MIT, you’d have a lawsuit.
Ok so it’s one of the many things that aren’t technically illegal, just really shitty and oppressive. Neat!
It is definitely shitty, oppressive, and has a chilling effect. Essentially, they are bending over backwards to ensure that their billionaire donors keep donating.
Public universities are a far safer place than private ones, as we can see here. They are destroying lives right now by shutting off access cards to dorms–they’ve literally made students homeless over their protest. Pathetic.