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Harvard NewstalkHarvard Takes Aim at Sidechat AntisemitismSidechat, a popular social media platform on Harvard's campus, has come under scrutiny for an allegedly increasing amount of antisemitic posts and criticisms of insufficient content moderation. Host Yael S. Goldstein '26 discusses the issue with Joyce E. Kim '26 and Michelle N. Amponsah '26. Music in this episode comes freesound.org.
2024-01-2905 min
Harvard NewstalkInside Harvard’s Historic Leadership CrisisHarvard’s crisis didn’t end with Gay’s resignation.As the University faces a federal lawsuit and congressional investigation into antisemitism, Newstalk takes you inside Harvard’s most tumultuous crisis in recent memory.We take you inside the fallout — from the Capitol building to Harvard’s students and faculty — to break down Gay’s plagiarism allegations, her handling of campus antisemitism, and where the crisis moves next. Crimson reporters and host Frank S. Zhou ’26 bring you the latest from the students who lived — and broke — the news.
2024-01-1532 minHarvard NewstalkHarvard Admissions’ New Interview GuidelinesThis week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Michelle N. Amponsah ’26 and Emma H. Haidar ’26 join host Frank S. Zhou ’26 to discuss changes to admissions interviews guidelines for alumni interviewing college applicants. Also in this episode, Rahem D. Hamid ’25 and Elias J. Schisgall ’25 talk about the controversial proposal to merge Harvard's small language programs and the future of the humanities at Harvard.
2023-10-0213 min
Harvard NewstalkAffirmative Action Falls: Inside the Protests at Harvard and Washington D.C.National Winner, 2024 Associated Collegiate Press Podcast of the Year | Winner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Conversational PodcastFights erupted in Washington D.C. and at Harvard when affirmative action fell. In the crowds, a dozen Harvard student journalists set out to find what the protests — the fights, the fears — were really about.Dozens of interviews. 10+ hours of tape. A look inside Harvard, from the students who saw it all.Host Frank S. Zhou '26 joins half a dozen reporters to track down what exactly happened when affirmative action fell. Here...
2023-07-2341 minHarvard NewstalkA Harvard Acceptance LetterThis week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Michelle N. Amponsah ’26 and Emma H. Haidar ’26 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss interviews with Harvard's newly admitted Class of 2027 and Harvard Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67. Also in this episode, Jasmine Palma '26 on the lawsuit brought by Tamara K. Lanier against the University, whose April 13th hearing will be the next step in a case that sees Harvard reckon with its legacy of slavery.
2023-04-1118 min
WE SEALED GENESISMental Health & the Messiah - The problemGuest: Kwabena Amponsah. Welcome to our new THURSDAY episode! Grab you Bibles and let’s find wisdom to shining light to the darkness we cannot see. Mental Health continues to be an area of silence in Ghana. The shame and stigma surrounding the topic is overwhelming. With our conversations on this podcast from both the diaspora and continent we can change the story for our suffering.
2022-02-1038 min