CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 12, 2026
THE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD, ALAN GARBER, APPARENTLY HAS SEEN THE LIGHT. GARBER SAYS INSTITUTIONS LIKE HIS “WENT WRONG” BY ALLOWING PROFESSORS TO PUSH THEIR POLITICAL AGENDAS – ALMOST ALWAYS LIBERAL, EVEN SOCIALIST AND COMMUNIST – IN THE CLASSROOM.
WHEN GARBER HEADED THE CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY, HE SAYS FACULTY WERE PERMITTED TO EXPRESS THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS ON THEIR OWN TIME “BUT IN THEIR TEACHING, THEY HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE.”
THAT’S SHIFTED, HE SAYS, AND THAT’S “WHERE WE WENT WRONG.” IN AN INTERVIEW, GARBER SAID: “HOW MANY STUDENTS WOULD ACTUALLY BE WILLING TO GO TOE-TO-TOE WITH A PROFESSOR WHO EXPRESSED A FIRM VIEW ABOUT A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE?”
GARBER SAID HE BELIEVES “THERE’S A REAL MOVEMENT TO RESTORE BALANCE IN TEACHING AND TO BRING BACK THE IDEA THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO BE OBJECTIVE IN THE CLASSROOM.” ONE CAN ONLY HOPE.
SINCE GARBER BECAME PRESIDENT OF HARVARD A YEAR AGO, THE SCHOOL HAS ENACTED TOUGHER POLICIES GOVERNING PROTESTS, ADOPTED A NEW DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM, FIRED TWO FACULTY DIRECTORS OF THE CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES AND RE-NAMED THE OFFICE FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING.
IT’S A START. OTHER SCHOOLS SHOULD FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE. I’M CAL THOMAS.
