The head of Harvard’s fate was sealed when she became the focus of a culture war battle over antisemitism, plagiarism and free speech. By Kenan Malik, The Guardian — For…
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Claudine Gay announces in letter she is stepping down after just six months and returning to position as member of the faculty. By Adria R Walker, The Guardian — Claudine…
University’s 30th president marks inauguration with praise for trailblazers, hope for a future enriched by ‘dynamic engagement’ on and beyond campus. By Alvin Powell, The Harvard Gazette — Claudine Gay…
By Julianne Malveaux — During this Supreme Court session, the justices will tackle affirmative action in two cases brought by “Students for Fair Admissions,” opposing affirmative action policies at Harvard…
In ‘Teaching White Supremacy,’ Harvard researcher Donald Yacovone analyzed 220 history textbooks By Olivia B. Waxman, Time — At a time when there’s a national debate over critical race theory and how much…
This is despite a decades-old federal law requiring the return of Native American remains by institutions that receive federal funding. By Gillian Brockell, Washington Post — Harvard University holds the…
By The Crimson Editorial Board — (Staff editorials solely represent the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board) Slavery is cemented into Harvard’s foundation. From the names of buildings and professorships to…
By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald — Harvard University and the island of Antigua and Barbuda are talking about an educational partnership following a letter the Caribbean island’s prime minister sent to the university requesting slavery reparations. A Harvard University spokesman confirmed to the Miami Herald that the school’s president, Lawrence Bacow, recently reached out to Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, to discuss how the prestigious university…
By Carolyn Thompson, AP News — BUFFALO, N.Y. — The promise of reparations to atone for historical ties to slavery has opened new territory in a reckoning at U.S. colleges, which until now have responded with monuments, building name changes and public apologies. Georgetown University and two theological seminaries have announced funding commitments to benefit descendants of the enslaved people who were sold or toiled to benefit the institutions. While…
When Purdue’s president said this, I had to respond because this myth is so pervasive. By G. Gabrielle Starr, The New York Times — In late November, the president of Purdue University, Mitch Daniels, told students that he will soon “be recruiting one of the rarest creatures in America — a leading, I mean a really leading, African-American scholar.” “Creatures?” a student asked. “Come on.” “It’s a figure of speech. You must have taken some literature,”…
Harvard Law School traces its origins to an Antiguan slave owner. Now the country wants reparations.
By Meagan Flynn, The Washington Post — In an urgently worded letter recently sent to Harvard, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne demanded that the university pay his country reparations “for the gains Harvard enjoyed at the expense” of Antiguan slaves. Browne’s Oct. 30 letter to Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow — reported Tuesday night by the Miami Herald and Harvard Crimson — draws a direct line from Harvard Law School’s success today…
Says reparation is compensation, not a gift. By Jeremiah Poff, The College Fix — The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda recently sent a letter to the president of Harvard…
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