Four students have written an opinion piece in the Harvard Law Record, asking what Harvard Law is doing to address allegations against nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who currently teaches at Harvard Law School. The entire piece is worth a read, but they ask some particularly pointed questions in the following paragraph (emphasis mine):
Has Harvard Law School considered how this opportunity to learn about the Supreme Court might not be equally available to women because many will self-select out of a class taught by a credibly accused sexual assailant? Women at this law school are already forced to opt out of clerkships and employment opportunities in order to avoid alleged sexual predators; they should not also be forced to opt out of classes. The administration diminishes women’s access to education when they fail to address allegations of abuse. Does Harvard have a process for handling allegations of this nature, and if so, is Kavanaugh being treated as any other faculty member would be? Or is he exempt from these processes because of his national prestige? Is a relationship with powerful jurists more important to Harvard Law School than the concerns of its students?
The future generation of legal leaders is making it clear, they find Dr. Blasey’s allegations credible and do not want their school to continue to expose them to Kavanaugh without even looking into it.