Harvard professors cancel classes as students 'feel blue' after Donald Trump's comeback

Some professors at Harvard University—including those teaching statistics, ancient Greek history and modern Chinese culture—either “cancelled their Wednesday classes, made attendance optional or extended assignment deadlines” to help students "cope" with President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, as per The Harvard Crimson report.

One student told the student paper that she cried for an hour after she got to know about the result. “I still had some hope that she was going to win by a small amount. And then I woke up this morning, and that’s not what happened,” Mammucari said. “I probably cried for like an hour.”

On election night, students gathered at viewing parties hosted by friends, House tutors, the Institute of Politics, and the Harvard Republican Club to watch results roll in.


The next morning, they woke up to a somber campus.

Another student told the Crimson that Rakesh Khurana, the Harvard College dean, told students over breakfast to “let yourself feel a bunch of emotions about how this is going to impact us in the future, and listen to other people and how they feel about it too.”

A lecturer wrote to microeconomics students on Wednesday telling them that “as we recover from the eventful election night and process the implications of Trump’s victory, please know that class will proceed as usual today, except that classroom quizzes will not be for credit,” per the Crimson.

“Feel free to take time off if needed,” the lecturer added.