Ethnic or Cultural Groups
City Council Calls on Parliament of India to Repeal Citizenship Amendment Act, Stop National Register of Citizens
The Cambridge City Council passed a resolution Monday calling on the Parliament of India to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act and end the National Register of Citizens.
Amid Criticism, Jewish Harvard Students Create Pro-Palestinian Rights Group
The coalition bills itself as an “anti-Zionist Jewish organization” focused on countering anti-Semitism through solidarity with marginalized groups, and creating spaces and events for Jewish students outside of Harvard Hillel, according to a public statement on the organization’s Facebook page.
Scholars Criticize Bacow’s Response to Their Letter Demanding Review of Prof’s Tenure Case
A group of more than 200 senior scholars from across the United States is dissatisfied with University President Lawrence S. Bacow’s response to their letter decrying associate Romance Languages and Literatures professor Lorgia García Peña’s tenure denial, according to a statement the group released Thursday.
Khurana Offers Support for Formalized Ethnic Studies Program
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said in an interview Tuesday that he supports Harvard undergraduates’ calls for a formalized ethnic studies program.
Bacow Says He Has Never Reversed a Tenure Decision in Response to García Peña Backlash
Amid controversy over the tenure denial of associate professor Lorgia García Peña, University President Lawrence S. Bacow said he has never reversed a tenure decision during his time at Harvard, nor did he as president of Tufts.
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Students hold an Ethnic Studies sign outside Widener Library during a rally on Friday.
Hundreds of Ethnic Studies Scholars Sign Letters Condemning Prof’s Tenure Denial
Hundreds of ethnic studies scholars within and outside Harvard signed two letters condemning the University’s decision to deny tenure to Romance Languages and Literatures associate professor Lorgia García Peña.
Harvard Ethnic Studies Coalition and Grad Student Union Rally Together in Protest of Prof’s Tenure Denial
Hundreds of Harvard affiliates crowded on the steps of Widener Library Thursday to protest the decision to deny Romance Languages and Literatures associate professor Lorgia García Peña tenure and demand an ethnic studies program.
Ethnic Studies Advocates Interrupt Faculty Meeting, Denounce Tenure Denial Decision
An individual protesting Harvard’s decision to deny tenure to Romance Languages and Literatures associate professor Lorgia García Peña stood silently inside the Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting Tuesday while dozens of students demonstrated outside.
Whales Lecture
Bathsheba Demuth, Assistant Professor of History and Environment and Society at Brown University, spoke Wednesday evening about the ethics of human interaction with whales and the consequences the actions humans take.
Gay Announces Plans to Hire New Ethnic Studies Faculty
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay will hire three to four senior faculty to specialize in Asian American, Latinx, and Muslim American studies during the upcoming academic year, the University announced Monday.
Hundreds Call on Harvard to Review Prof. Ragab Tenure Denial
Hundreds of Harvard students and alumni have signed a letter criticizing Harvard Divinity School’s decision not to grant tenure to Ahmed Ragab, who they say is the first Muslim faculty member at the school to come up for tenure.
Khurana Speaks at Cultural Rhythms
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana spoke during the Cultural Rhythms performance on Saturday.
Janet Mock
Journalist and activist Janet Mock received the Harvard Foundation's 2019 Artist of the Year award from Cultural Rhythms director Hakeem O. I. Angulu '20.
Janet Mock Honored in Harvard's Annual Cultural Rhythms Show
The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations held its annual Cultural Rhythms Show honoring Janet Mock, an acclaimed writer, producer, director, and transgender rights advocate, in Sanders Theater Saturday.
Harvard Deepam
Harvard College Deepam, a classical Indian dance group, performed in the annual Cultural Rhythms show in Sanders Theatre Saturday evening.
Students Gather for Open Mic Night Featuring Songs, Poems on Migration and Blackness
The event, titled “Issa Open Mic Night,” was organized in the wake of rapper 21 Savage’s U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement detainment, the impending revocation of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants, and the conclusion of Black History Month.
Andrew Yang Speaking to Students
Yang has been invited to talk by the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, the Asian American Brotherhood, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students Association.
Andrew Yang Interacts with Students
Andrew Yang interacts with Andrew Wang '22 and Ran Bi '22 after the event in Fong Auditorium
Andrew Yang Portrait
Andrew Yang is one of the contenders for the 2020 Democratic primary nomination.
Harvard Students Rally for Ethnic Studies Outside Alumni Conference
More than 50 Harvard students gathered outside the Charles Hotel Friday afternoon to demand the University create a formalized ethnic studies program.
Students and Alumni Call For Ethnic Studies Department in Wake of Professors’ Departures
In the wake of the loss of two tenure-track professors who specialize in Asian-American studies, three student and alumni groups sent letters to University President Lawrence S. Bacow calling for a formalized ethnic studies program.
In Wake of Lawsuit, Students Reflect on Asian-American Identity
The trial over Harvard's affirmative action admissions policy ended last month, and students gathered on Friday afternoon to discuss the term "Asian American" and its relevance for students' identities.
Dwijendralal Roy
Sarvani Gooptu performed Dwijendralal Roy's songs from his play Shah Jahan at CGIS South Thursday evening.