Race
Law School Launches Series on Diversity
After a year that saw Harvard Law School embroiled in debates over race and diversity, Law School Dean Martha L. Minow has launched a new lecture series entitled “Diversity and U.S. Legal History.”
567 Nations: The History of Federal Indian Law
Dean Martha L. Minow invites Joseph W. Singer, Bussey Professor of Law, to give the first lecture of the Diversity and U.S. Legal History series at the Harvard Law School.
Law Review Inducts Most Diverse Class of Editors in History
For the first time in the publication’s nearly 130-year history, the Harvard Law Review inducted a group of editors this year whose demographics reflect those of their wider Law School class.
Rev. Walton Expresses Support for NFL's Kaepernick at Morning Prayers
Jonathan L. Walton voiced support for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has drawn criticism for sitting down during the national anthem to protest police brutality.
Students Draft 'Social Justice Agenda' for New Medical Dean
More than a hundred gathered at the Medical School Wednesday to develop a list of priorities for the new dean to help make the school more diverse, convening after a semester of campus activism aimed at selecting a leader dedicated to the issue.
Dean for Diversity to Depart Harvard in October
Emelyn A. dela Peña, the College’s assistant dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion, will leave her position this October, adding to recent administrative shakeup within the Office of Student Life.
Derrick Bell at Student Rally
Derrick Bell speaks at a student organized, Harvard Law School rally for faculty diversity.
Students Carry On Tradition of Race Activism at the Law School
A new generation of activists is at the Law School’s helm. Student activists’ demands are broader and their tactics adapted, as they have drawn inspiration from their predecessors and built their own movement on the foundation of a vibrant history of protest at the Law School.
"Freedom of Speech is Not Neutral"
A wall in the Caspersen Student Center of Harvard Law School bears messages from members of activist group Reclaim Harvard Law as well as other students who claim the group has had a chilling effect on campus freedom of speech.
Kurt C. Krieger '16
Kurt C. Krieger, Harvard Law School 3L and vocal critic of activist group Reclaim Harvard Law, wrote a letter to the editor in The Harvard Law Record criticizing the activists' narrow focus on campus-based issues.
Professor Derrick Bell
Derrick Bell walks with a group of Harvard Law School students after taking a voluntary unpaid leave of absence to protest the lack of tenured minority female professors.
Students Boycott Classes at Harvard Law School
Law students protest outside of President Bok's office in April 1991. Over 300 Harvard Law School students participated in a class boycott, asking for increased faculty diversity.
Law Students Sit-In Dean Clark's Office
Harvard Law School students staging a sit-in in Griswold Hall hold a strategy meeting to decide what they will do if the police enter the building.
Black Law Student Association Protestor
The Black Law Students Association, showing support for Professor Derrick Bell, rallied outside of President Bok's office in April 1991.
What’s in a Name?
Contentious debate about the history of slavery on college campuses erupted during the past year, provoking universities across the world to examine themselves and the people they honor. At Harvard, those debates have focused on symbols and titles associated, to some degree, with slavery.
Student Researchers Aim to ‘Reframe Harvard’s History’
Students presented research on Harvard’s history of race relations, gender equality, and BGLTQ rights following intensifying discussion of such campus issues at an event hosted at Phillips Brooks House Thursday.
After Threats, Muslim Law Students Condemn ‘Tepid’ Response
Two weeks after a comment perceived to be anti-Semitic ignited controversy at Harvard Law School, a coalition of student groups published an open letter condemning administrators for what they considered an inappropriate response to threats consequently directed at Muslim students.
Native Peoples, Native Politics
A student asks the four panelists, Adrienne Keene, Irene Bedard, Migizi Pensoneau, and Loris Taylor, a question after the last panel of the Native Peoples, Native Politics conference. The title of the panel was Native Politics in Broadcast Media and Film.
Reframing And Research
Abby D. Duker ‘18 lectures on the history of Harvard President Abbott Lawrence Lowell on Thursday afternoon at the Phillips Brooks House as a part of a teach-in. Titled “Reframing Harvard’s History,” the event received support from the Undergraduate Council and the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Closing a Year of Activism, Law Students Hold Informal Commencement
Balloons and around 100 people filled the student lounge at Harvard Law School to commemorate graduating student activists and a year of continued race-related activism at the school in an informal commencement ceremony Tuesday evening.
Raising Voices With Kuumba
The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College sing in Annenberg Hall at the unveiling ceremony for the portrait of Richard T. Greener, class of 1870.
Yale Decides to Keep Calhoun Name Despite Activism
A wave of student protest failed to persuade Yale University to remove the name of former U.S. Vice President and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun from a residential college named after him.
First Black Harvard College Graduate Honored With Portrait
Amid songs, speeches, and roaring applause, Harvard administrators unveiled a portrait of Richard T. Greener, Class of 1870, the College’s first African American graduate, in Annenberg Hall.