Ivy League schools across the United States canceled classes, postponed exams and told students they could color with crayons and offered milk and cookies to cope with Donald Trump’s resounding victory in the presidential election.
Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, Donald Trump’s alma mater, told students they could take the day off.
At Harvard, classes ranging from applied mathematics to the study of ancient Greek heroes were suspended. The Harvard Crimson reported.
Professors at the University of Pennsylvania hastily adjusted exam schedules and offered additional support to students reeling from Trump’s victory. The Pennsylvania Journal reported.
At Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, a ‘Self-Care Suite’ for students offered them the opportunity to play with Legos, doodle with crayons, and eat milk and cookies ‘in recognition of these stressful times.’ The free press reported.
Elite universities across the United States canceled classes, postponed exams and told students they could color with crayons to cope with Donald Trump’s resounding victory in the presidential election (Pictured: Exterior of the University of Pennsylvania)
Ivy League schools Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania told students they could take the day off after Trump won on Election Day (pictured: Harvard Business School building in Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Leftist professors at Columbia University and its sister school, Barnard College, which became epicenters of anti-Israel protests last year, also sent emails to students encouraging them to take it on the Wednesday after the presidential election.
a student told the New York Post his professor ‘sent the memo about an hour before the Decision Board called Pennsylvania for Trump.’
In an email, Barnard professor Amelia Simone Herbert told her student in the Raced, Spatial and Urban Schools class that she hopes they are “taking care of themselves.”
“I recognize that processing the results of a national election can be heavy and having room to breathe and slow down a little is vital,” he wrote while announcing that classes would be interrupted.
Still, he offered to “remain in the room for anyone who wants to use it as a workspace or space to reflect with others.”
Associate professor of public and international affairs at Columbia University Michelle Greene, whose bio says she served on the Obama administration’s White House Council on Women and Girls, announced she was canceling classes entirely.
“Current events would make it difficult to focus on factorial ANOVA, and although I had planned a tentative lecture on modern survey methods and their blind spots, it seems a bit tone-deaf to give it today,” he wrote in his email.
“Be good to yourselves, keep an eye on your friends,” Greene concluded his message.
Dartmouth College also offered distraught students a decompression dinner and listening circles to comfort them after Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election.
Event organizers at the Ivy League school encouraged their students to “be off the grid the day after the election” and join them at Moosilauke Ravine Lodge for a “decompression dinner” Wednesday night.
“Bring a book, a craft and a friend to the shelter,” it said, according to a schedule obtained by the Daily call.
At the University of Pennsylvania, Trump’s alma mater, professors hastily adjusted exam schedules and offered additional support to students reeling from Trump’s victory, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported.
Event organizers at the Ivy League school encouraged their students to “go off the grid the day after the election” and join them at Moosilauke Ravine Lodge for a “decompression dinner” and hosted “listening circles” at the campus.
About 75 percent of the study body planned to vote for Harris. The listening circles would be a “supportive environment” where students could share with like-minded peers their “hopes, concerns and reflections on the direction of our country,” the program announced.
Back on its main campus, the New Hampshire school also offered Democratic and Republican “listening circles” that prohibited “political debate” or discussion of candidates’ “strategy.”
Rather, it would be a “supportive environment” where students could share with like-minded peers their “hopes, concerns and reflections on the direction of our country,” the program announced.
They also offered an “open space” for all international students to “reflect on the election,” as well as a faculty listening circle.
Additional counselling, a service already offered to students, was also added to help them cope with the nation’s decision.
On Friday, Dartmouth will also allow Democratic and Republican students to come together to discuss politics without interruption in a “respectful space where people from across the political spectrum can share their hopes, concerns, and experiences.”
The university will end its post-election events with a “first-generation office wellness dinner.”
About 75 percent of the study body planned to vote for Harris, according to The Dartmoutha university publication, according to a survey.
Only about 20 percent of students said they would vote for Trump, who ultimately won the race.
Seventy-six percent of students surveyed said they believed the country was on the “wrong path,” according to the collegiate publication.
At Michigan State University, assistant professor Shlagha Borah surprisingly informed students that she was canceling classes entirely to “regret” the results.
“As a queer, immigrant woman of color, I cannot, in good conscience, go about my day as if everything is fine,” Borah wrote in a message that quickly went viral after being shared by the account X End Wokeness.
“We are witnessing an important historical event,” he added. “I hope you take this time to take care of yourself.”
Meanwhile, at Princeton, the university implemented ‘Post-Election Listening Circles’ to help students cope with the results, offering both virtual and in-person ‘safe spaces’ for emotional processing.
“We’ve heard of a lot of anxiety from students about the election,” University spokesperson Jennifer Morrill told The Daily Princetonian, adding that the circles provide “a nonjudgmental place to share feelings about the election.” .
The Ivy League institution even hosted an ‘Art Build’ event through its Environmental Activism Coalition to help community members express their emotions related to the election through color and other creative means.
Biden consoled the nation Thursday, two days after his vice president and former running mate lost the race.
‘I know it’s a difficult time. You are suffering. I hear you and I see you,’ Biden said. ‘A country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice that the country makes.
‘You can’t love your country only when you win. You can’t love your neighbor only when you agree,” Biden said. ‘A defeat doesn’t mean we are defeated. We lost this battle. But we can get back up.
He congratulated Harris on her historic campaign and invited President-elect Trump to meet him at the White House.
Only about 20 percent of students said they would vote for Trump, who ultimately won the race.
He expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition to power.
Harris formally acknowledged her campaign Wednesday with a public speech at her alma mater, Howard University.
The emotional vice president admitted that “this is not what we wanted” as she took the stage nearly 12 hours after the race was officially called for the former president.
Harris, however, also promised to help with the peaceful transfer of power, even as she said she would continue the battle after Trump’s dominant victory.
“While I recognize this election, I do not recognize the fight that fueled this campaign,” he said.
