From the Harvard Crimson: Every Thursday night, dozens of men in suits descend on the Junior Common Room of Dunster House. A few of them, carrying fire pokers, stand watch at the door — ceremonial guards of the semi-secret conservative debating society. Inside, the members of the John Adams Society adhere to stringent etiquette in their debates, always referring to each other as “gentleman,” even when discussions get heated. This year, they addressed their new class of potential members as the “men of Harvard” — an apt greeting, since no women were present.
Six individuals, including a female former JAS member and two prospective members, told The Crimson that JAS now informally excludes women. Students said that no women were asked to join the invite-only group, with the former member noting that returning female members were not asked to pay their club dues. Now, JAS is effectively functioning as a single-sex organization...
College spokesperson Jonathan Palumbo wrote in a statement that no reports of gender discrimination by the John Adams Society have been filed with the Dean of Students Office. “If students have these concerns, they should report them right away for the Dean of Students Office so they can review,” Palumbo wrote...
Among at least some right-leaning students at Harvard, proposals for single-sex education have gained renewed appeal. A campus conservative magazine, the Harvard Salient, published a September article arguing that Harvard should “revisit the wisdom of separate education” for men and women...
Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/12/8/john-adams-society-women/.
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