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African-American

Spelman Receives Largest Single Donation of Books from Henry Louis Gates

Renowned Harvard University scholar Dr. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. has awarded Spelman College with the largest single donation of books given to a historically Black college or university. Spelman received nearly 14,000 volumes from Gates’ personal library. The collection will be housed in the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, where Spelman students […]

September 4, 2018

News Roundup

DOJ Sides with Asian-Americans in Bias Suit Against Harvard

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicated its strongest support to date for the plaintiffs in a controversial, highly publicized federal lawsuit alleging that Harvard University unfairly discriminates against Asian-American applicants, according to CNN and other reports. On Thursday, the DOJ submitted a statement of interest to the court in opposition to Harvard’s motion for a […]

August 31, 2018

African-American

Scholars Remember the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin

The academic world took to social media and other venues yesterday to remember a legendary artist who transformed music with her soulful and bold lyrics and strident support for civil rights.

August 16, 2018

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Duke Among Universities Increasing Number of Women Deans

The number of women in leadership positions at Duke University will increase this fall after it was announced that seven of the university’s 10 deans will be female.

August 10, 2018

Students

Harvard’s Asian Problem Does Not Justify the Blum Lawsuit

That lawsuit filed by White conservative Ed Blum using Asians as proxies to fight affirmative action may have revealed in discovery a complex and unique admissions process at Harvard. But using race to determine admissions is legal, and the suit doesn’t justify changing current law.

August 7, 2018

News Roundup

History at Harvard: Four Black Women Head Colleges

When Harvard University students arrive for classes Aug. 15, they will return to history in the making: for the first time in the Ivy League school’s history, four of its colleges will be headed simultaneously by African-American women. Dr. Claudine Gay’s appointment in July as the first African-American and the first woman dean of the […]

August 3, 2018

News Roundup

16 Schools Defend Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policy

A group of highly selective universities has defended Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions process by filing an amicus brief in the United States District Court on Monday, the Boston Globe reported. This response comes after Harvard was sued by the Students for Fair Admission organization for allegedly being discriminatory in a way that unfairly limits the number […]

August 1, 2018

Opinion

Debunking Mismatch and the Color-Blind Remedy to Affirmative Action

The affirmative action op-eds are starting to appear. Both the pro and the con. And there’s this sense of déjà vu. Yes, as that pre-hiphop group Crosby, Stills and Nash once sang, “We have all been here before.”

July 24, 2018

News Roundup

Harvard-Linked Employee Apologizes Over ‘Affordable’ Comment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An employee with a Harvard University-affiliated research center has issued an apology after she was captured on video asking a neighbor and the woman’s biracial daughter if they lived in affordable apartments. Theresa Lund, executive director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, told The Boston Globe on Monday that she’s “terribly sorry” and […]

July 17, 2018

News Roundup

Harvard President Denounces Proposed EPA Regulations on Use of Scientific Research

Joining other scholars and scientists in denouncing proposed federal regulations on scientific research, Harvard University president Drew Faust this week urged officials at the US Environmental Protection Agency to reject plans to restrict the type of studies regulators could use to craft new policies. In a letter sent Monday to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, Faust […]

June 7, 2018

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A President Committed to Service

An accomplished businessman, Rhodes Scholar and retired Air Force reserve lieutenant colonel, Dr. Christopher B. Howard has moved his institution forward by integrating his prior military experience into his role as the eighth president of Robert Morris University, a private institution in the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

May 31, 2018

Health

Harvard Teaming With Google to Reduce Harmful Chemical Use

BOSTON – Harvard University is teaming up with Google to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in building products and materials. Organizers say the initiative announced Wednesday targets chemicals used in consumer products like furniture and carpets that science has shown have potential negative health effects. The goal is to create a set of tools […]

May 31, 2018