Author: Mór Szepesi

Mór Szepesi is a first-year student at Ezra Stiles College, born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. He is planning to major in Economics, Philosophy, or Global Affairs and is actively involved in speaker outreach with the TEDxYale team. When not engaged in student organizations or academics, Mór enjoys playing baseball, skiing, reading, hanging out with friends, watching movies, or attending theater shows.
The Uncertain Future of Institutional Neutrality at Yale
22Oct By Mór Szepesi1 Comment
News

The Uncertain Future of Institutional Neutrality at Yale

"By contrast, Roth believes that institutional neutrality is 'an attempt to silence people who are saying things you don’t want to hear,' stating that the belief that administrators expressing their opinions on global issues 'curtailed the speech of undergraduates or researchers [...] is ridiculous.'” Mór SzepesiAssistant Editor, The BeaconLast month, Faculty for Yale hosted a panel discussion on institutional neutrality and why it matters at all institutions of higher education. The takeaway for most participants was simple: institutional neutrality is fundamental to the mission of a great university, yet it remains a heavily debated topic with an uncertain future on American university campuses.The panel discussion featured mostly...
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“The institution itself should be the home of critics, not a critic itself”: An Inquiry Into the Ground-Breaking Faculty for Yale Initiative
30Apr By Mór SzepesiNo Comments
Interview

“The institution itself should be the home of critics, not a critic itself”: An Inquiry Into the Ground-Breaking Faculty for Yale Initiative

Early members of Faculty for Yale, Professors Nicholas A. Christakis, Carlos M. N. Eire, and Kate Stith, elaborated on their sense of the organization. They emphasized the same message: pushing for institutional neutrality at Yale is a time-sensitive, necessary task. Mór SzepesiAssistant Editor, The BeaconIn recent months, a new initiative pushing for institutional neutrality at Yale called Faculty for Yale was formed. Articles about Faculty for Yale appeared in The Economist, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and The New York Times among others. Beacon editor and Yale College freshman Mór Szepesi sat down with Professor Nicholas A. Christakis, an early member of Faculty for Yale, to discuss the initiative and i...
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What Yale Can Learn from Harvard on Political Debate
4Mar By Mór SzepesiNo Comments
Opinion

What Yale Can Learn from Harvard on Political Debate

This is the lesson that Harvard has for Yale: invite the people who are the decision makers. This extends far beyond just the Russo-Ukrainian War. Professors, authors, and survivors share invaluable insights but do not substitute for those in power who are making on-the-ground decisions and wrestling with world issues in harsh real time. Mór SzepesiAssistant Editor, The BeaconOn Friday, February 9th, the Harvard Kennedy School invited the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijjártó, to discuss controversial topics ranging from the Russo-Ukraine war all the way to Sweden’s NATO ambitions. While some event organizers and many in the 500+ strong crowd fundamentally disagreed with Minister Szijjartó–even giggling at some of...
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