Maraú Península: The Chancellor of Berkeley Weighs In

A pro-Gaza protest in front of U.C. Berkeley.

The Chancellor of Berkeley Weighs In

The job of leading a university has rarely come under greater public scrutiny than in the past two months. Carol Christ discusses balancing student safety and free speech.

By Molly Fischer

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From the News Desk

Dr. Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, a professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, on December 5, 2023.

Comment

University Presidents Under Fire

No one should be duped into applauding a McCarthyesque spectacle of members of Congress demanding firings by universities.

By Jeannie Suk Gersen

The New Yorker Radio Hour

A Harrowing Detention in Gaza

A Palestinian writer is mistaken for a Hamas activist by Israeli forces while he tries to flee Gaza with his family. Plus, a story of Christmas at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

With David Remnick

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Culture Dept.

The Food Scene

Three Perfect Seafood Towers

When it’s time to go all out at a restaurant, to be big and loud and celebratory, the answer is a seafood tower.

By Helen Rosner

Hyphenate Dept.

Josh Radnor in Love

Years after hiding his Indigo Girls cassette from his teen-age friends, the star of “How I Met Your Mother” has a record out, called “Eulogy: Volume 1.”

By Amanda Petrusich