Talk:Alan Garber

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No source for family background

Latest comment: 2 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Is there an actual source on his family background? The source does not actually confirm what the editor seems to think it does. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FortunateSons (talk • contribs) 19:44, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

added citation from the harvard crimson Lohengrin03 (talk) 02:15, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Looks good, thank you! FortunateSons (talk) 11:54, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Labor history

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Should Dr. Garber's article be developed in terms of labor history because of his role in Harvard's graduate student unionization efforts? MaynardClark (talk) 15:25, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

What was he doing between 1986 and 2011?

The article does not mention what Dr. Garber was doing between completing his medical residency in 1986 and assuming the position of provost at Harvard in 2011.

A 25-year gap is rather significant. The article would be much improved if it filled in this missing information.

Cited Atlantic Article Does Not Support Statement in Article

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article states, "According to the The Atlantic, Garber believes that Harvard has failed to confront campus anti-Semitism similarly to the position of the Trump administration." However, the cited Atlantic article states, "The administration had been publicly flogging elite universities for failing to confront campus anti-Semitism. But Garber—a practicing Jew with a brother living in Israel—believed Harvard had done exactly that." The cited source does not support the sentence from the Wikipedia article - in fact it says the opposite.

I noticed this with another source on this page. It said a pro-Hamas protest but when I checked the source, it doesn't say that on the page. Someone has been citing things unfaithfully on here. ~2026-42767-89 (talk) 13:40, 2 August 2026 (UTC)Reply