Letter: Harvard is hardly like most other American universities
The guest editorial 'Persecuting Harvard could affect others' (Reading Eagle, June 3) commented on the antisemitism problems Harvard University has tolerated. It seems like Harvard must agree with the protesters. I've read reports of appalling things happening there. Jewish and Muslim students are harassed, bullied and assaulted. Racial slurs are shouted at them.
Harvard has a bullying and harassment policy, so why do its leaders not enforce it? The solution to all the antisemitism is this: No matter who the offending or recipient students are (even if the offending one is related to a big-money donor), enforce the policy. If a student is assaulted, call the police and expel the offender. If protesters damage college or personal property, arrest and expel them.
The editorial argues that Harvard is like any other college. It is not.
Joyce Maurer
Spring Township
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