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I wonder if Harvard could survive the social media scrutiny and subsequent liability, e.g., were all students treated the same, what about staff, what about professors?

Do you mean you wonder if there will still be a Harvard after this?
Have to say I think so.


While it does often seem that anything goes with lawsuits (especially filing them), I think it is pretty well established that private universities have wide latitude to determine who gets in and who stays in based upon whatever criteria they choose. I suppose the students might have a breach of contract clause. my understanding is that these can often lead to tuition refunds - though in this case presumably the students haven't paid any yet. I guess they could get their deposits back.

I don't really know however. Does anyone here know of private universities being successfully sued over this sort of disciplinary action? For what remedy?

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I wonder if Harvard could survive the social media scrutiny and subsequent liability, e.g., were all students treated the same, what about staff, what about professors?

Do you mean you wonder if there will still be a Harvard after this?
Have to say I think so.


While it does often seem that anything goes with lawsuits (especially filing them), I think it is pretty well established that private universities have wide latitude to determine who gets in and who stays in based upon whatever criteria they choose. I suppose the students might have a breach of contract clause. my understanding is that these can often lead to tuition refunds - though in this case presumably the students haven't paid any yet. I guess they could get their deposits back.

I don't really know however. Does anyone here know of private universities being successfully sued over this sort of disciplinary action? For what remedy?