Harvard announces new restrictions on statements about ‘controversial public policy issues’

BarstoolSportsCEODavePortnoysaysClaudineGay’sresignationisaverygoodstartbutwarnstherearemajorproblemscontinuingatHarvardUniversity.HealsodiscusseshismajorwinafterbettingonMichigan. HarvardmaybetakingastepbackfromissuingpoliticalstatementsbasedonnewpolicyrecommendationsfromauniversityworkinggroupinthewakeofcontroversyoveritsresponsetotheIsrael-Hamaswar. OnTuesday,InterimHarvardPresidentAlanGarberconfirmedtheschoolwillfollowareportfroman“InstitutionalVoice”facultytaskforcethatadvisednotto“issueofficialstatementsaboutpublicmattersthatdonotdirectlyaffecttheuniversity’scorefunction.” “Therewillbeclosecaseswherereasonablepeopledisagreeaboutwhetheragivenissueisorisnotdirectlyrelatedtothecorefunctionoftheuniversity,”thereportstated.“Theuniversity’spolicyinthosesituationsshouldbetoerronthesideofavoidingofficialstatements.” HUNDR