The co-chairs of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery memorial project committee slammed Vice Provost Sara Bleich in their resignation letter, alleging that Bleich delayed their efforts to engage descendant and rushed to publicize the work.

Neil Shah reports.

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Particularly striking lines from the resignation letter that former Legacy of Slavery Memorial Committee co-chairs Tracy Smith and Dan Byers sent to Harvard leadership Wednesday morning.

More from me, and the full letter, in The Harvard Crimson:

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UPDATE: In their resignation letter, the co-chairs also alleged that the Office of the Vice Provost had 'cautioned' them to 'delay and dilute' their outreach to local descendant communities.

More details, including the full letter, in The Harvard Crimson:

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An animal rights protester dumped a tube of gold glitter on interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 as he stepped up to the podium at Tercentenary Theatre and prepared to address attendees at Harvard Alumni Day.

w/Emma Haidar in The Harvard Crimson
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Harvard Corporation’s Newest Member Donates $20 Million for Arts & Humanities, Financial Aid

More with Tilly Robinson in The Harvard Crimson:

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I compared Harvard's new 'Institutional Voice' report to institutional neutrality policies at other universities. In The Harvard Crimson, here's how it stacks up: thecrimson.com/article/2024/5…

Faculty of Arts and Sciences' communications head Holly Jensen has left Harvard after less than 4 months in the role.

FAS Dean Hoekstra announced the update in an email to top FAS leaders with 'mixed emotions' and said Jensen left for 'personal reasons.'

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SCOOP: The co-chairs of Harvard's Legacy of Slavery memorial project committee have resigned over frustrations that administrators had rushed the group's progress.

Read more in The Harvard Crimson:

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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Talks Justice, Civic Engagement at Radcliffe Day

More with Matan Josephy in The Harvard Crimson:

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The lackluster performance of Harvard’s endowment has sparked concerns about the stewardship and transparency of the endowment under Harvard Management Company CEO N.P. “Narv” Narvekar.

with Sidney

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The story, if you were wondering why Rabbi Zarchi walked over to Maria Ressa on Harvard's Commencement livestream.

Harvard's 373rd Commencement exercises, as they happened in The Harvard Crimson:

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BREAKING: The Harvard Corporation rejected an effort by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to confer degrees on 13 seniors facing disciplinary charges for participating in the pro-Palestine encampment.
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The FAS Undermined the Ad Board. Now, the Harvard Corporation Must Take a Side.

Some news analysis from Tilly Robinson and I in The Harvard Crimson this morning:

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This piece has been updated to reflect more details of the meeting's proceedings and to clarify the remaining steps in the degree approval process.

A development from before today's chaotic degree meeting:

Nearly 500 Harvard Faculty, Staff Blast Sanctions Against Pro-Palestine Protesters in Open Letter

More in The Harvard Crimson with Tilly Robinson:

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BREAKING: Harvard Faculty Overwhelmingly Vote to Allow Suspended Seniors to Graduate

More in The Harvard Crimson with Tilly Robinson, updates to come:

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Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is largely pessimistic about the state of academic freedom at the school.

Read more in this installment of The Harvard Crimson’s annual FAS survey:

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