Tag: Harvard University
Ivy League Universities Strengthen HBCU Relationships Through Key Appointments
Two Ivy League schools, Brown University and Harvard University, are actively working together to build and fortify partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities...
Education Department to Investigate Harvard’s Legacy Admissions Practices
The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s legacy admissions policies after a nonprofit filed a complaint alleging that the...
Civil Rights Group Sues Harvard Over Legacy Admissions
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to eliminate race-conscious admissions, a civil rights group has filed a lawsuit to stop Harvard University from using...
Harvard University Names First Black President
Harvard University’s 30th president will be the first Black leader and second woman to hold the position.
On Thursday, the university announced Claudine Gay, PhD,...
Select Supreme Court Justices Assert the Diversity Benefits of Affirmative Action
Going into 2023, the use of affirmative action in the college admissions process hangs in the balance, as the U.S. Supreme Court decides to...
Harvard University to Return Native American Hair Samples
The Peabody Museum at Harvard University has announced it will return hundreds of hair samples collected from Native American children who attended U.S. boarding...
Higher Ed Groups Voice Support for Affirmative Action Amid Supreme Court...
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday regarding two cases against the use of race-conscious admissions at the University of North Carolina (UNC)...
Harvard Endowment Loses Money for the First Time Since 2016
Harvard University's endowment fund — the largest of any academic institution — decreased by $2.3 billion in fiscal year 2022, marking the school’s first...
LGBTQ+ Harvard Community Members Receive Threatening, Homophobic Emails
Several LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff at Harvard University recently received threatening, homophobic emails from a group calling itself Harvard Straight Pride.
The messages included...
Nearly 70 Leading Corporations Back Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill in...
Some of the world’s largest corporations have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court stating their support of affirmative action policies at Harvard...
Descendant of Enslaved People Can Sue Harvard Over Ancestors’ Photos, Massachusetts...
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Appeals Court recently ruled that a woman who claims to be a direct descendant of enslaved people can proceed with...
Lawsuit Alleges Harvard Dismissed Students’ Sexual Harassment Claims
Three Harvard University graduate students filed a federal lawsuit this week claiming the school ignored accusations that anthropology professor John Comaroff allegedly sexually harassed...
Harvard University Latest to Join Fossil Fuel Divestment Cohort
Harvard University announced Thursday it will no longer invest in fossil fuels, making it the most recent of several higher education institutions to divest...
Judge – Once Again – Hears Final Arguments in Harvard Affirmative...
Lawyers for Harvard University and the advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) met in court this week, nearly four months after the conclusion...
