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Harvard's Claudine Gay cited 'racial animus' in her resignation letter. But experts see a bigger attack on DEI.
An expert breaks down what 'racial animus' means and explains the broader attack on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Harvard, UPenn and MIT presidents face backlash after hearing on antisemitism on campus. Here’s what’s happening.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff singled out three university presidents on Thursday after they didn’t explicitly say during a congressional hearing that calling for genocide of Jews would violate their code of conduct for bullying and harassment. Here's what happened at the hearing and what's happening as the backlash continues to unfold.
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Claudine Gay: 5 things to know about Harvard’s first Black president
Harvard University announced Thursday that the 52-year-old dean of the school’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will become its next president, first Black leader and the second woman ever to hold the position.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical of race-based college admissions
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two cases on Monday that challenge race-based admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. A conservative majority court seems to be open to overturning race-based college admissions policies.
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Why suicide prevention advocates are joining the U.S. gun policy debate
With thousands of people dying each year by self-inflicted gunshot wounds, suicides are a crucial part of the U.S. gun policy debate. Yet these deaths tend to fly under the radar compared to mass shootings and other homicides.
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Former acting CIA director quits Harvard over Chelsea Manning post
Former acting CIA Director Michael Morell on Thursday resigned from Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs to protest the appointment of convicted leaker Chelsea Manning to a fellowship at the university’s Kennedy School.
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Malia Obama to attend Harvard in 2017 after a ‘gap year’
President Obama’s eldest daughter, Malia, has made a decision about where she will attend college. Malia, who is due to graduate from high school next month, will enter Harvard in the fall of 2017, the White House said Sunday. Malia had visited at least a dozen elite public and private colleges, including Columbia (where President Obama earned his bachelor’s degree), Princeton (where first lady Michelle Obama earned hers), Brown, Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, New York University, Stanf