CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A group representing three fraternities that include Harvard University students is condemning the university’s decision to uphold a rule forbidding students in single-gender social clubs from taking campus leadership roles.
The North-American Interfraternity Conference says Harvard’s decision is an “infringement on a citizen’s basic rights” and “must be challenged.”
Spokeswoman Heather Kirk says it’s “ironic that one of the most exclusive institutions in the world is limiting what organizations students can join.”
The Cambridge, Massachusetts, university’s governing board announced Tuesday it approved a rule saying students who join gender-exclusive clubs can’t lead campus groups or sports teams.
Some Harvard faculty members and alumni say the policy limits students’ freedom of association and speech, but Harvard administrators say it will improve campus culture.
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