If Harvard had a history of applying a single standard, its president would have had an easy time answering the question of whether Harvard’s rules prohibit the advocacy of genocide against the Jews. Here’s what she would have been able to say: “under the standards Harvard has applied in the past, there is no doubt that calling for genocide against the Jews is a clear violation of Harvard rules.” But she refused to acknowledge the truth—that Harvard has not embraced “a commitment to free expression” equally for all of its students and faculty.

It can be hoped that perhaps the Harvard Corporation’s decision to retain President Gay will actually result in a change in its policies toward free speech. Perhaps Harvard will finally “embrace a commitment to free expression” for all. This may be wishful thinking, especially in light of the continuing influence of the DEI bureaucracy over who can say what about whom, without fear of university reprisal. But it is the right thing to do.

[Yeah, well … two days after that declaration, Harvard shut down an event that featured a member of Congress that had mocked the response by Gay and Harvard to the anti-Semitic mob actions on campus. The only free speech that Harvard backs by its actions is “lip service.” — Ed]