Alan Garber
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Exactly. We want people to be able to discuss difficult topics with one another, especially when they disagree. We shouldn't be in an echo chamber. Everyone in our community needs to hear other views. And let me add, that's one reason why it is so important for us to be able to have international students on our campus. They come from different cultures.
Exactly. We want people to be able to discuss difficult topics with one another, especially when they disagree. We shouldn't be in an echo chamber. Everyone in our community needs to hear other views. And let me add, that's one reason why it is so important for us to be able to have international students on our campus. They come from different cultures.
They have different experiences, different languages. There is so much that they contribute to our environment, and they enable everyone else to open their minds.
They have different experiences, different languages. There is so much that they contribute to our environment, and they enable everyone else to open their minds.
They have different experiences, different languages. There is so much that they contribute to our environment, and they enable everyone else to open their minds.
And not only other students. For the other members of our community as well. Harvard is an American institution that is engaged globally, and I wouldn't want to change that. It's in the interest of the university. It's in the interest of the nation.
And not only other students. For the other members of our community as well. Harvard is an American institution that is engaged globally, and I wouldn't want to change that. It's in the interest of the university. It's in the interest of the nation.
And not only other students. For the other members of our community as well. Harvard is an American institution that is engaged globally, and I wouldn't want to change that. It's in the interest of the university. It's in the interest of the nation.
I would ask them to learn a little bit more, not only about Harvard, but about universities like Harvard, that is research universities. At the center of our university is teaching and learning. That's so crucial to what we do. But actually, if you look at the activities of the university, so much of this is about research.
I would ask them to learn a little bit more, not only about Harvard, but about universities like Harvard, that is research universities. At the center of our university is teaching and learning. That's so crucial to what we do. But actually, if you look at the activities of the university, so much of this is about research.
I would ask them to learn a little bit more, not only about Harvard, but about universities like Harvard, that is research universities. At the center of our university is teaching and learning. That's so crucial to what we do. But actually, if you look at the activities of the university, so much of this is about research.
There are so many discoveries that have come from Harvard and other research universities. advances in cancer, in treatments of cancer of all kinds. A faculty member of ours just got the breakthrough prize for work that led to the discovery of GLP-1 drugs, which are now revolutionizing how we approach obesity, diabetes, and many other conditions.
There are so many discoveries that have come from Harvard and other research universities. advances in cancer, in treatments of cancer of all kinds. A faculty member of ours just got the breakthrough prize for work that led to the discovery of GLP-1 drugs, which are now revolutionizing how we approach obesity, diabetes, and many other conditions.
There are so many discoveries that have come from Harvard and other research universities. advances in cancer, in treatments of cancer of all kinds. A faculty member of ours just got the breakthrough prize for work that led to the discovery of GLP-1 drugs, which are now revolutionizing how we approach obesity, diabetes, and many other conditions.
Another one of our faculty received the Breakthrough Prize this year for advances in gene editing, which is already being used to cure diseases. This is a huge part of what we do. Everybody benefits from the research work of universities like ours. And it is not only about Harvard, and I think that's important to keep in mind.
Another one of our faculty received the Breakthrough Prize this year for advances in gene editing, which is already being used to cure diseases. This is a huge part of what we do. Everybody benefits from the research work of universities like ours. And it is not only about Harvard, and I think that's important to keep in mind.
Another one of our faculty received the Breakthrough Prize this year for advances in gene editing, which is already being used to cure diseases. This is a huge part of what we do. Everybody benefits from the research work of universities like ours. And it is not only about Harvard, and I think that's important to keep in mind.
The kinds of changes that the administration has begun and is contemplating, which include deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health and to the National Science Foundation, will affect all research universities. And will have a real impact on the ability of the United States to remain at the forefront of science and technology.
The kinds of changes that the administration has begun and is contemplating, which include deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health and to the National Science Foundation, will affect all research universities. And will have a real impact on the ability of the United States to remain at the forefront of science and technology.
The kinds of changes that the administration has begun and is contemplating, which include deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health and to the National Science Foundation, will affect all research universities. And will have a real impact on the ability of the United States to remain at the forefront of science and technology.