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FIRE Reacts -- Where does Harvard go from here? With Larry Summers

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 249
ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Reacts -- Where does Harvard go from here? With Larry Summers

FIRE Reacts -- Where does Harvard go from here? With Larry Summers

2025 has not been kind to Harvard.

To date, the Trump administration , demanding violations of free speech, academic freedom, and institutional autonomy in return for restoring the funding. In response, Harvard , raising First Amendment claims.

Helping us unpack all things Harvard are:

  • Larry Summers, President Emeritus, professor (Harvard) & advisory council member (ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥)

  • Greg Lukianoff, President & CEO (ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥)

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:32 Harvard's disputes with the Trump administration

08:29 The need for internal reforms at Harvard

42:50 Institutional neutrality debate

46:16 IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

01:01:28 Latest update on potential Harvard-Trump administration settlement

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Show notes:

  • by Greg Lukianoff & Nadine Strossen (2025)

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