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Conservative advocate sues to end affirmative action at Harvard
By Joan Biskupic In recent months, Harvard University has come under attack in court for allegedly limiting the number of Asian-American students it admits. A Reuters examination reveals how the lawsuit brought in their name arose from a broader goal: … Continue reading
What a Slave-Reparations Claim Has to Do With Harvard Law School
By Henry Louis Gates and Julie Wolf Who was the first person to ask for reparations for slavery? In America the concept of reparations for slavery is generally thought to have originated during the Civil War era, with the failed … Continue reading
Putting Casual Racism on Trial
By Aura Bogado During her now-infamous CNN appearance, Zimmerman case Juror B37 made clear that, in her opinion, most people would have reacted the way that George Zimmerman did the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. If she meant that a … Continue reading
Affirmative Action Court Ruling: Can the Policy Survive?
By Keli Goff Now that the Supreme Court has kicked Fisher v. University of Texas, its first major affirmative action case in a decade, back to the lower court, the outcome is still up on the air. But something that … Continue reading
Soledad O’Brien Calls Out ‘White People’ Over ‘Black In America’ Series
Soledad O’Brien addressed criticism from “white people” about her documentaries about race in America in a new video. O’Brien has hosted five documentaries in CNN’s “Black In America” series. In a talk at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, she said … Continue reading
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Piscataway girl, 15, decides to go to Harvard after being accepted to 13 colleges
Fantastic!!! Congratulations!!! A great achievement!! Piscataway girl, 15, decides to go to Harvard after being accepted to 13 colleges | NJ.com.
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Why we’re teaching ‘The Wire’ at Harvard
I was a devotee of “The Wire” during its 5 year run on HBO. Developing a class that integrates the show into the course curriculum is inventive and fascinating. This is the sort of creativity all American schools need on … Continue reading
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