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The Harvard Corporation (the governing body for Harvard College) is withholding degrees from thirteen individuals who committed illegal acts in conjunction with protests concerning Palestine and Israel.
Hundreds of Harvard students made a public spectacle of protesting at what was supposed to be their graduation ceremony, chanting as they protested both the discipling of the thirteen individuals and Harvard's policies.
Since the students who made the public protest spectacle at the graduation ceremony are clearly offended by what Harvard does, does it not make sense that:
The students would not want to be associated with an organization they consider as corrupt and evil as they say Harvard is. Having a Harvard degree will be an embarrassing association for them going forward.
So, the logical response is for the Harvard Corporation to withdraw any and all degrees from student participants in the public spectacle protest at the graduation ceremony.
There are probably a host of complicated legal considerations, given that the students [presumably] completed the course work. But, also given that the students rejected the concept of graduating, withdrawing their degree still seems logical.
Of course, it seems almost automatic that the faculty that participated in the public disruption of the ceremony should be fired for extreme disrespect of the institution.
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If the students who disrupted graduation don't want to have a Harvard degree, no one should force it on them.
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What is the standard for Harvard to withdraw degrees in the past? If this has not been done I can see some issues with a new standard. Especially since I can see the left doing it against all non Left in the future.
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Sounds like a good idea, but it all depends upon the bylaws, etc., doesn't it?
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The esteemed horse racing writer Andrew Beyer said that he blew off final exams at Harvard because the great Kaui King (1966 Kentucky Derby & Preakness winner and the only Maryland-bred to win the Derby) was entered in what could be his final race and he did not want to miss it. He thus lost (a then) $40,000 Harvard degree but won $568.50 in bets "thus cutting my losses to $39,431.50 on the day."
As reckless as that was, Beyer did go on to a great career as a sports writer and his speed ratings system is still in use. If you are going to blow off a Harvard education, hitting a couple of exactas and a winning ticket on a legendary horse beats the hell out of pointlessly disrupting things in support of a Middle Eastern terrorist movement.
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