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Harvard reverses course, ruling out the lab leak theory, A.E. Stallings’s poems, and more

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Nation Weekly
January 20, 2023
Two weeks after the publication of our investigation into the Harvard Kennedy School, the university announced it will reverse course and offer a fellowship to Ken Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch. The about-face comes in the wake of public backlash from leading human rights and press freedom organizations, major media outlets, and university activists and alumni.

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EDITOR’S PICK
Harvard Reverses Course After a “Nation” Exposé
The Kennedy School has decided to extend an invitation to Ken Roth, the former head of Human Rights Watch, after a Nation cover story revealed that his fellowship was initially vetoed because of his criticisms of Israel.
The Editors
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