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9 June 2017

2374 GB adults surveyed

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Harvard University has withdrawn offers of a place to 10 prospective students after they were found to be part of a Facebook group posting each other offensive pictures and jokes mocking sexual assault, ethnic minorities and the Holocaust. The withdrawal of the offers has sparked debate at the university, with some saying Harvard had intruded too deeply into students' private lives. Do you think the university was right or wrong to withdraw the students' places?

Conducted 9 June 2017

YouGov surveyed 2374 GB adults

69%
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21%
Harvard University has withdrawn offers of a place to 10 prospective students after they were found to be part of a Facebook group posting each other offensive pictures and jokes mocking sexual assault, ethnic minorities and the Holocaust. The withdrawal of the offers has sparked debate at the university, with some saying Harvard had intruded too deeply into students' private lives. Do you think the university was right or wrong to withdraw the students' places?

Conducted 9 June 2017

YouGov surveyed 2374 GB adults

By:
69%
10%
21%