Harvard Offers Fellowship To Activist Previously Rejected For ‘Anti-Israel Bias’

• Douglas Elmendorf, dean of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, announced Thursday that he is extending an offer of a fellowship to Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, after previously rejecting the proposal over concerns of anti-Israel bias from Roth and HRW, according to The New York Times.
• Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy initially offered Roth a position in May 2022; however, Elmendorf denied the fellowship later that year due to concerns of “anti-Israel bias,” according to the Nation.
• On Thursday, Elmendorf reversed his decision to offer Roth a fellowship, calling it an “error,” according to the NYT.