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What will be the outcome of student protests at Harvard by end of 2024?
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Resolution / Starting Odds
Protests escalate leading to policy changes • 33%
Protests de-escalate without significant changes • 33%
Protests result in administrative changes • 34%
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Harvard Dean Lawrence Bobo Faces Backlash Over Faculty Speech Restrictions and Student Protest Criticism
Jun 15, 2024, 10:20 PM
Harvard Dean of Social Science, Lawrence Bobo, has sparked controversy by arguing that tenured professors should be punished for speech that might incite external actors, including the media, to intervene in Harvard's affairs. Bobo's stance has drawn criticism from various quarters, with some arguing that it is essential for faculty to be able to criticize university administrators publicly. This debate comes in the context of Bobo's previous actions, including working with former Harvard president Claudine Gay to suspend Roland Fryer and shut down his lab. Bobo also criticized the current crop of student protesters, arguing that their protests are considerably removed from the inarguably heroic actions of past student activists.
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Protests lead to policy reversal • 33%
Protests dissipate without changes • 33%
Protests escalate • 34%
Policy changes • 33%
Increased security measures • 33%
No significant actions • 33%
Issue new guidelines for protests • 33%
Implement disciplinary actions against protesters • 33%
No significant changes • 33%
Increase in security measures • 33%
Implementation of stricter protest policies • 33%
No change in current policies • 34%
Increase in approval • 33%
Decrease in approval • 34%
No significant change • 33%
Supportive • 33%
Opposed • 33%
Neutral • 34%
More supportive of protests • 33%
Less supportive of protests • 33%
No significant change • 33%
Expulsion • 33%
Suspension • 33%
No disciplinary action • 34%
Increased Legislative Action • 25%
Public Condemnations Continue • 25%
Direct Intervention in University Policies • 25%
No Significant Change in Position • 25%
Pro-Palestine • 25%
Climate Change • 25%
Tuition Fees • 25%
Racial Equality • 25%