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From Kirk’s perspective, the Ivy League school would not even deign to have respect for America when it lowered academic standards. In these very days of anger sparked by Harvard’s decision to allow remedial math classes, there has been much debate on elite education.
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“How did these people get into Harvard if they can’t do basic mathematics?” said Kirk, voice dripping with venom. “They don’t let people in with a 1600 on their boards, and here they are letting people in and proudly telling the world that they will be teaching them basic mathematics. Who are these people?” The statement jetted into social media and was followed by a massive cluster of reactions by those with opposing opinions and those with supporting ones.
Another user rightfully supported Kirk: “Harvard’s lost its way. Remedial math at an elite school? That is insanity. They mock America’s greatness by lowering standards.” Some even called for a much sterner action: “Defund Harvard rather than defunding the cops.” The general message they repeated was that no taxpayer money should be given to what they view as a drying-out institution.
Other people did not take the opinions as seriously. From across the table came, “Harvard will kick Trump’s ass. Harvard actually has access to better attorneys and better advice than the Trump administration,” while another gibe was: “Harvard is going to be just fine. There’s a whole lot of intelligent and wealthy people that are going to make sure of that.”
He contrasted the situation with Columbia University, which had been “very, very bad” but was now co-operating to find a solution: “Harvard wants to fight. They want to show how smart they are. And they’re getting their ass kicked.”
Murky questions of foreign influence arose in the discussion regarding Harvard’s directions, one user said, “I want to know how much foreign money they’re getting. It must be massive.” Others pointed to the institution’s gargantuan endowment, managed partly through big financial firms, as proof of entrenched power.
. “I want Harvard to be great again,” he said, though questioning whether that would actually happen as things stood. Who knows whether Harvard will turn from its present course, but what very much is clear is that the battle over its future continues.
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While the debate rages on, one thing’s for sure-right now, elite institutions like Harvard are under an unprecedented amount of limelight, and critics such as Kirk are not standing down. This clash between traditional academic glory and political and cultural conversations of today is not going to abate anytime soon, holding higher education’s present in limbo.
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