Source: David Friedman’s Substack
by David Friedman
“A policy of not making public statements is not costless; there are some public issues, such as immigration or government subside of research, that affect the university. It is tempting, especially for a university as prominent as Harvard, to try to use its influence to support the policies that are in its interest. Even for issues less directly related it is tempting for individuals in the university community to try to use the university’s reputation to push what they see as the good. Those temptations should be resisted. Individual faculty members should feel free to use their own reputation to push for policies they support, whether in the interest of their university or other things they value.” (01/15/25)