Harvard begins listening sessions amid hate-speech controversy

By Grant Welker • Published March 25, 2024 • Updated on March 25, 2024 at 1:45 pm

Harvard is holding listening sessions with students and others to hear about hate speech and bias on campus.

Harvard is beginning a series of public listening sessions on hate speech and bias nearly three months after its last president resigned amid a controversy over such behavior on campus.

A task force appointed by interim President Alan Garber was to hold its first such session Monday with Harvard students, with others scheduled over the next two weeks, according to the university. Others are planned for the broader community.

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