A recent critique argues Harvard’s shift against so-called ‘woke’ campus practices has arrived and tightened the boundaries of permissible debate, prompting concern from faculty and students about intellectual openness. The piece documents administrative and policy moves at Harvard that critics say have chilled discussion and constrained academic expression. The reporting cites campus leaders, faculty observers and recent policy changes as evidence of a wider, institution-level reorientation. The account situates Harvard as a bellwether for how elite institutions handle political pressure and curricular content in a polarized public environment. Higher‑education leaders and trustees will be monitoring the institutional fallout—on hiring, fundraising and faculty governance—as peer institutions evaluate their own approaches to campus speech and curricular autonomy.