A set of quadruplet brothers, who go to high school outside Cincinnati, have been accepted by Harvard and Yale, among other top schools. And because the Wade quads, from Lakota East High School, all wrote about being part of a multiple birth, they may have helped themselves get into the Ivies. According to the New York Times, […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University is taking new steps to confront its past ties to slavery. The Ivy League school is hosting a conference Friday exploring the historical ties between slavery and early universities, including Harvard. Scholars will present research on the topic and discuss how other colleges have confronted their connections to slavery. […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning singer Rihanna finally “made it to Harvard” to be honored as the university’s 2017 Humanitarian of the Year. She received a standing ovation as she accepted the award on Tuesday. “So I made it to Harvard,” she said, flipping her long ponytail and striking a pose as the crowd […]
ImeIme Umana made history when she was elected the first Black female president of the Harvard Law Review—its 131st leader.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn’t mention either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton by name, but the presidential election was on his mind when he came to Harvard on Saturday to talk to the players on the Crimson basketball team. Nor did the Basketball Hall of Famer need to cite Colin Kaepernick by name […]
Spoken word poetry, it exists on participation,” said Donovan Livingston. Livingston, a 2016 graduate at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, gave a powerful and prolific five-minute speech, that has since seen millions of views on Facebook. On May 25, Livingston’s poem titled, “Lift Off,” highlighted the power of education and black liberation, moving through time and space […]
What may not have been a traditional graduation speech has now captured the heart and souls of many.
Yale University said it would continue to name a residential college after John C. Calhoun, a 19th century slavery defender. University officials decided, however, to stop addressing residential faculty as masters.
Charles Ogletree has enjoyed an incredible career as an attorney, professor, media personality and champion of civil rights. Along with his several accomplishments on the academic and legal front, Ogletree was instrumental in providing an educational foundation for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Charles James Ogletree Jr. was born December 31, […]
Harvard agreed with a committee's recommendation to replace the law school's shield, which incorporates a slave-owning family's crest. A student movement, strengthened by a racial incident, pressured the University's governing body to make the change.
A committee at Harvard recommended removing the law school's official shield over its link to slavery. This comes amid protests and heightened racial tension at Harvard and other universities regarding historic symbols of racism.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — “Scandal” actress Kerry Washington took home a shiny little pudding pot Thursday after being feted with a raucous parade through Harvard Square and a roast by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The nation’s oldest collegiate theatrical organization says it named Washington as Woman of the Year because she’s the first black […]
