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Harvard NewstalkProtesters Demand Dismissal of Officer in Fatal Faisal ShootingA note before our regular episode this week. In the days following Hamas’ attacks, the war in Israel and Gaza has reverberated across Harvard’s campus. Backlash against student groups. Widespread criticism against the University’s response. A thousand-person rally that stretched across Harvard Yard. The Crimson is committed to providing extensive coverage of all this and more. Stay on top of the news by following The Crimson’s website (thecrimson.com) and our multimedia platforms.This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen '25 and Yusuf S. Mian '25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26...
2023-10-1615 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
16:1 - Education, Teaching, & LearningDewey, or Dewey NotJohn Dewey: Progressive Educator, Philosopher, & ScholarWelcome back, listeners! This week in our education headline roundup, we revisit the Biden administration's debt relief initiatives, tackle Harvard University's trailblazing policy decisions concerning the use of generative artificial intelligence in the classroom, and contemplate whether Elizabeth Holmes might have a new cell mate. Then on to our headliner: John Dewey, father of functional psychology and trailblazing progressive education reformer. Hoping to undo the negative effects of his own educational experiences, Dewey spent decades refining scholarship and research on student-centered learning focused on real-world problems. Dewey's ideas had a profound...
2023-07-2044 min
Harvard NewstalkDoes Harvard Have an Academic Freedom Problem?From The Harvard Crimson: some would say Harvard has an academic freedom problem. That superstar professors censor themselves for fear of blowback, and that the world’s sharpest students are afraid to debate ideas. But others disagree. This week on The Harvard Crimson’s Newstalk, Rahem D. Hamid '25 and J. Sellers Hill ’25 join host Frank S. Zhou ’26 to discuss the misunderstandings and dilemmas at the heart of Harvard's dance with free speech. What is the state of academic freedom at Harvard, today?Mosaic news clips in this episode are excerpted from MSNBC, FOX News, and TVO...
2023-05-2619 min
Harvard NewstalkThe UnabomberWinner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Narrative PodcastListen to The Unabomber: The Man, The Myth, and The Manifesto: https://unabomber.transistor.fm.This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, a preview of Fifteen Minutes Magazine's 50-minute audio scrutiny, The Unabomber: The Man, The Myth, and The Manifesto. Also in this episode, Rahem D. Hamid '25 and Elias J. Schisgall '25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to share faculty opinions on the controversy surrounding sexual harassment allegations against Harvard professor John L. Comaroff as well as perspectives on Title IX policies...
2023-04-2517 minHarvard NewstalkPolice Killing Spurs Protests at City HallThis week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Yusuf S. Mian '25 and Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen '25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss activists' week-long picketing to protest the police killing of Sayed Faisal at Cambridge City Hall. Also in this episode, Rahem D. Hamid '25 and Elias J. Schisgall '25 talk about Republican megadonor Kenneth C. Griffin's $300 million donation to Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
2023-04-1721 minHarvard NewstalkMeet Harvard's Newest Phi Beta Kappa StudentsThis week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Rahem D. Hamid ’25 and Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen ’25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss Harvard's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society. Last week, 24 Harvard juniors learned that they were the first members of their class tapped for the chapter. Hear them share their reactions and learn about the breadth of disciplines that they study. Also in this episode, Miles J. Herszenhorn '25, Claire Yuan '25, and Marina Qu '25 take a look at the candidates for Harvard's Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing body...
2023-04-0318 min