Some Harvard students have reacted negatively to former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio being named a fellow at the university's Institute of Politics.
"I am happy to join the IOP to help inspire our nation’s next generation of leaders to find ways to serve in politics and public service and to build a government that serves working people," de Blasio said at the time of his appointment.
Harvard's seal sits atop a gate to the athletic fields at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 21, 2009. Not all feedback has been negative. Some students told the Harvard Independent they see value in de Blasio's fellowship regardless of his political history."As a New Yorker who watched him try to will himself into a higher job than mayor for years, it’s not that surprising he would want to be involved with Harvard somehow," Jack Silvers of the Class of 2025 said."His past is complicated, and who knows what his legacy will be like. I hope students engage with his study group.
Former Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio speaks during the opening of a vaccination center for Broadway workers in Times Square April 12, 2021, in New York City.
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