The author reflects on their experiences at Harvard Law School, recognizing the transformative impact it had on their life while acknowledging serious issues within its culture. Despite the opportunities and friendships gained, the environment was marked by significant intolerance and contentiousness, particularly during the politically charged early 1990s. A report published in 1993 highlighted the internal strife among students and faculty. Even three decades later, Harvard continues to face criticism for its lack of free speech, recently ranked last for tolerance in higher education by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression (FIRE).
The school had profound problems... the student culture was remarkably intolerant and contentious. I was sometimes shouted down by angry classmates.
In 1993, GQ published a long report from the law school called Beirut on the Charles, describing a place that pitted faculty against one another.
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