Race
More Than 80% of Freshmen Believe Harvard Should Create Diverse Student Body
An overwhelming majority of members of the Class of 2028 — the first class admitted to Harvard after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action last year — that responded to The Crimson’s freshman survey said Harvard should continue aiming to foster racial diversity in its student body.
What’s Next for Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Initiative?
When the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative’s Remembrance Program identified more than 100 living descendants of enslaved people owned by University affiliates, it marked just the beginning of what will likely be a yearslong process to engage and support those descendants.
Ash Center Event Examines Rightward Shift of Black and Latino Voters
Two professors argued that Black and Latino voters in the 2024 presidential election shifted rightward because of their broader dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party during an Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation webinar Thursday evening.
Harvard Kennedy School Diversity Report Shows Rise in International Students
The Harvard Kennedy School’s proportion of international students climbed for the fifth year in a row to 59 percent, according to an annual diversity report released on Thursday.
Underrepresented Minority Enrollment at Dental School Halves Post-Affirmative Action
The number of students at Harvard School of Dental Medicine who identify as underrepresented in medicine halved this year, HSDM Dean William V. Giannobile said in an interview with The Crimson on Wednesday, the first since 2021.
Keith Ellison Discusses Derek Chauvin Murder Trial at Harvard Law Event
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison discussed his experience serving as a special prosecutor in the trial of Derek Chauvin — the police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd — during a talk on Monday at the Harvard Law School.
At IOP, Cheri Beasley Urges American Voters to Reject Racialized Attacks in Politics
The panelists discussed the impact of race and gender in the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Thursday.
HLS Black Law Students Association Endorses Candidates to Serve as Next Dean
Harvard Law School’s Black Law Student Association endorsed professor David B. Wilkins ’77 and controversial former Winthrop House Faculty Deans Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and Stephanie R. Robinson in the search for a new dean.
Spike Lee, Ice T, and LeVar Burton Among 8 Du Bois Medal Recipients
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee and Grammy Award winning rapper Ice T will be among eight recipients of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research announced in a press release on Monday.
Harvard Fuerza Latina Hosts Annual Ritmo Latino Celebration
More than 50 Harvard students and faculty celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on Friday with Harvard Fuerza Latina at its annual Ritmo Latino event.
Hundreds of Harvard Students, Faculty Celebrate First Ever South Asian Convocation
Over 200 Harvard students and faculty members gathered on the steps of Widener Library to celebrate the first ever South Asian convocation on Saturday.
Infighting and Pressure From Above: Inside Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Initiative
The $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative is meant to redress the University’s historic ties to slavery. But over the last two years, the project has been hampered by internal tension, alleged pushback over its scope, and leadership turnover.
Harvard Clarifies Race Data Reporting Practices Following Confusion
Harvard College released clarifications to its racial breakdowns for the Class of 2028 after a Crimson report that found inconsistencies between the school’s posted comparisons with the Class of 2027 and data the school shared last year.
Experts Are Confused by Harvard’s Race Data. Here’s Why.
After the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, experts eagerly awaited Harvard’s demographic data for the Class of 2028 — hoping it would give a clear picture of the ruling’s impact on Harvard’s admissions. Except, it didn’t.
Colleges Are Releasing Their Admissions Race Data. Here’s Where Harvard Fits In.
Elite colleges nationwide have begun reporting racial demographic data for the first class admitted without racial considerations. Here's where Harvard fits in.
How the Supreme Court Shaped the Class of 2028 at Harvard
As questions circulate on the College’s methodology and reactions range on the demographic changes, the data only stated one thing definitively: the fight over Harvard’s admissions is far from over.
Harvard Students Express Concern After Drop in Black Enrollment
Some Harvard students said they were disappointed by the racial composition of the Class of 2028 after Harvard College reported a drop in Black enrollment on Wednesday.
Harvard Reports Drop in Black Enrollment
The change in the demographic data for the Class of 2028 comes more than one year after the Supreme Court ruled Harvard’s race-conscious admissions practices unconstitutional.
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad To Leave, Join Princeton in 2025
Harvard Kennedy School professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad, who taught the school’s flagship “Race and Racism” course, will leave Harvard at the end of the year to become a tenured faculty member at Princeton University.
Harvard Task Forces Release First Recommendations on Antisemitism, Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Bias
Harvard’s presidential task forces to combat antisemitism and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias released their first recommendations on Wednesday, urging the University to fund a visiting professorship in Palestinian studies for next spring and tackle a culture of exclusion and discrimination against both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students.
Affirmative Action, Activism, and Afro-American Studies: The Class of 1974 Looks Back on Racial Progress
Between debate over affirmative action, the inception of an Afro-American Studies department, and the rise of student activism and groups like the African and African American Resistance Organizations, the Class of 1974 went through Harvard at a pivotal time in the history of race relations and Black students on campus.
‘An Inflection Point’: Speakers Commend Encampment Protesters at Celebration for Arab Harvard Grads
Harvard affiliates honored Arab graduates — as well as 13 seniors who may not graduate at Commencement for their participation in the encampment of Harvard Yard — at a University-wide celebration on Monday afternoon.
Harvard’s Next Presidential Search Will Face New Challenges Amid Attacks on DEI
Like it or not, the selection of Harvard’s 31st president will inevitably be viewed by key stakeholders through the prism of identity politics — and it’s like that more people will be disappointed than pleased.
‘Untraditional Ideas’: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Explores Caste and Loss in Film ‘Origin’ at Harvard IOP Forum
Screenwriter Ava DuVernay spoke about her latest film “Origin,” which is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson as she wrote her award-winning book “Caste,” at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Forum event on Wednesday evening.
‘A Joke’: Nikole Hannah-Jones Says Harvard Should Spend More on Legacy of Slavery Initiative
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and creator of the 1619 Project, slammed Harvard’s $100 million commitment to its Legacy of Slavery initiative as “a joke” during her keynote talk at a University symposium on Tuesday evening.