Race
Law School Faculty and Staff Commend Student Activism
As Harvard Law School students continue to advocate for a list of demands they say will improve the school’s treatment of minority students, a group of 25 Harvard Law faculty and staff published a letter Wednesday commending the student activism.
Students Discuss Diversity and Inclusion
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana speaks individually with an undergraduate as other attendees brainstorm in small groups what they would like to see the College focus on in terms of inclusion going forward. During the discussion on Wednesday night, Khurana and Brandon M. Terry ’05 talked about short and long-term goals and emphasized the importance of accountability.
Khurana Fields Criticisms on College Diversity
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana fielded student criticisms on the state of diversity programming on campus and promised Wednesday night to implement short-term initiatives outlined in a recent report on diversity at the College.
Faculty May Vote To Reaffirm Commitment to Student Diversity
A report drafted by a faculty committee chaired by Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana outlines the development of religious, ethnic, and racial diversity at Harvard.
Law School Students Protest Minow’s Response to Demands
After their demands of Harvard Law School’s administration were not immediately met, some Law School students are taking to campus spaces and the internet to advocate for their goals.
Crowd at HLS Community Meeting
Harvard Law School students, staff, and faculty joined Dean Martha L. Minow at the third community meeting on race in the past three weeks on Friday afternoon.
Harvard Law School Community Meeting
Harvard Law School students, staff, and faculty joined Dean Martha L. Minow at the third community meeting on race in the past three weeks on Friday afternoon.
Post-its on HLS Professors’ Portraits
Post-it Notes with positive messages continue to border the photographs of black Harvard Law School professors after their portraits were defaced with black tape in November.
“End Racism at HLS” Sign
A sign reading “IT’S TIME TO END RACISM AT HLS,” signed “HLS STAFF,” hangs right above the portraits of black law professors that had been defaced with black tape in November.
Invitation for Minow
Joehn J. Favors, a second-year student at Harvard Law School and Winthop House tutor, invites Dean Martha L. Minow to respond at the community meeting on Friday afternoon.
HLS Dean Minow
Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow listens and takes notes as students voice their opinions during the community meeting on Friday afternoon.
Amy E. Soto
Amy E. Soto, a staff member at Harvard Law School, calls for the creation of a diversity and inclusion office at a community meeting on Friday afternoon. “We see that we’re not represented,” she said. “When I come to work, I ask, ‘Am I welcome here?’”
Law School Students Issue Demands on Diversity to Minow
A group of students stood up one by one to microphones on Friday and presented a series of demands to Law School Dean Martha L. Minow and other administrators present.
Panel Discusses History of Black Civil Rights Movement
Using St. Louis as a framework, a lineup of prominent activists and academics held a panel discussion on the history of the black civil rights movement and the current state of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Cultural Student Groups Plan Coalition for ‘Collective Action’
As college students across the country stage protests in response to race-related incidents on their campuses, some cultural student groups at Harvard are planning to form a coalition “to present demands to the administration.”
Yale Professor Speaks on “Aversive Racism”
John F. Dovodio, a psychology professor at Yale, speaks about the potentially harmful consequences of professed “racial color blindness” and how to mitigate them.
Clybourne Park in Previews
Actors run through their last rehearsal of Clybourne Park, a play presented in conjunction with a reading of “A Raisin in the Sun”. The show deals with themes of dreams, community, and race, and will open tonight at 7:30 pm in the American Repertory Theater Loeb Ex.
Amidst Conversations on Race, House Masters Debate Title
Some students—including a group of Latino undergraduates who issued a list of demands to administrators more than a week ago—have argued that Harvard should change the title, given the implications of the word “master.”
At Meeting, Law School Grapples With Race Relations
Facing a group of expectant students in a campus lecture hall on Monday, Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow did her best to mollify students who have called on her to improve campus race relations.
‘White Student Union’ Facebook Page Prompts Concern
Following a now national trend, a new controversial Facebook page called “White Student Union Harvard” surfaced on the social media platform, prompting both student criticism and a University investigation.
Harvard Law School Will Reconsider Its Controversial Seal
Law School Dean Martha L. Minow has appointed a committee to reconsider the school’s controversial seal—the crest of the former slaveholding Royall family that endowed Harvard’s first law professorship in the 19th century.
Police Investigate Law School Vandalism as Hate Crime
Law School students and professors arrived in Wasserstein Hall last Thursday to find pieces of black tape placed over the portraits of black professors at the school.
Message With Possible Connection to 2014 Threats Surfaces
An undergraduate recently received a Facebook message from an account bearing a name associated with racially charged death threats that more than 100 Harvard students received via email last year.
Professor Uses Demography To Explain How States Collapse
Monica Duffy Toft described her emerging population transition theory, which posits that changes in state population configurations can portend civil conflict and destabilization.
Supportive Sticky Notes After Law School Vandalism
Suzy M. Hall, a student at the School of Education, reads supportive sticky note messages surrounding the pictures of black Law School professors on Thursday afternoon after black tape was found covering the photos in the morning. Hall said, “I'm just really proud to see my fellow students offer a counter exhibit to an unfortunate event that occurred before this."