This is the only logical stance to have until we see some signs of life for merit and achievement as their guiding principles again.
There are two reasons why initially Harvard dug in, putting it's "full support" behind her:
1. They dismissed the plagiarism allegations as partisan (which was sort of true but the copy pasting was pretty egregious)
2. Harvard ontologically can't understand how its reputation could be hurt by this or anything else. Everyone there thinks of themselves as the "best" and in their mind these political squabbles, or even who the president is shouldn't matter.
There are two reasons why initially Harvard dug in, putting it's "full support" behind her:
1. They dismissed the plagiarism allegations as partisan (which was sort of true but the copy pasting was pretty egregious)
2. Harvard ontologically can't understand how its reputation could be hurt by this or anything else. Everyone there thinks of themselves as the "best" and in their mind these political squabbles, or even who the president is shouldn't matter.