Boston, USA: Several professors at Harvard University, including those from statistics, ancient Greek history, and modern Chinese culture departments, either "cancelled Wednesday classes, made attendance optional, or extended assignment deadlines" to support students in "coping" with Donald Trump’s presidential election win, according to The Harvard Crimson.
One student shared with the paper that she cried for an hour upon learning the results. “I held on to a small hope that she might win by a narrow margin. But when I woke up this morning, that’s not what happened,” said Mammucari. “I think I cried for about an hour.”
On election night, students gathered for watch parties hosted by friends, House tutors, the Institute of Politics, and the Harvard Republican Club to follow the unfolding results.
By morning, students awoke to a somber atmosphere on campus.
Another student told The Crimson that Rakesh Khurana, the dean of Harvard College, encouraged students over breakfast to “allow yourself to feel a range of emotions about what this means for our future, and to listen to how others are feeling about it as well.”
A lecturer informed microeconomics students on Wednesday that “as we recover from the eventful election night and process the impact of Trump’s victory, please know that class will proceed as scheduled today, except classroom quizzes will not count for credit,” as reported by The Crimson.
