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Nation & World
Way forward after Supreme Court ruling
Experts outline what Supreme Court ruling could mean for colleges, universities — and nation itself.
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Nation & World
All the words, all the wisdom
While comedian Larry Wilmore addressed Harvard College seniors Wednesday afternoon, graduating students at Schools across the University heard from their own special guests on Class Day.
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Nation & World
Bacow praises Ruth Simmons as towering figure in higher education
Prairie View A&M President Ruth Simmons, who formerly led Smith, Brown, to help carry out key recommendation of Harvard & Legacy of Slavery report.
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Nation & World
Ruth Simmons named to senior post advising on HBCU partnerships
Ruth Simmons has been appointed senior adviser to the president of Harvard University, advising on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery efforts to create meaningful and enduring partnerships with historically Black schools.
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Nation & World
Break down walls. Vanquish villains. Stand up and speak out. Facts and truth matter.
Ahead of Commencement ceremonies this week, we revisit inspiring messages from past speakers.
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Nation & World
One lie leads to another until we tell the truth
Harvard Radcliffe Institute held a daylong conference, “Telling the Truth About All This: Reckoning with Slavery and Its Legacies at Harvard and Beyond,” on Friday.
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Nation & World
Higher ed, civil rights leaders decry high court decision to hear admissions case
Experts from higher education and beyond react to the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the admissions case.
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Nation & World
Finishing the work left undone in America
Ruth Simmons, one of the nation’s top higher education leaders and president of Prairie View A&M University, called on Harvard and its graduating Class of 2021 to fight to close the chasm of inequality that recent years have illustrated still exists in America.
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Nation & World
Some pomp for the circumstance
Harvard will kick off this year’s graduation ceremonies on May 23 with a range of virtual events to honor and recognize the Class of 2021.
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Nation & World
Ruth Simmons to deliver principal address at Harvard celebration for Class of 2021
Prairie View A&M University President Ruth Simmons, who earned her Ph.D. from Harvard in 1973, will give the principal speech at the celebration for the Class of 2021.
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Nation & World
‘What’s at stake is the future of the country’
Ruth Simmons, who testified during the admissions trial in support of Harvard’s admissions practices, spoke with the Gazette about the importance of diversity in education.
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Nation & World
Judge upholds Harvard’s admissions policy
Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs found in favor of Harvard in a ruling that upheld its practice of considering race as one among many factors when reviewing applications to the College.
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Nation & World
Women of the Ivies
In a historic first, Harvard on Wednesday (May 2) hosted “Women at the Top: The Changing Face of the Ivies,” a summit of the five women who lead, have led,…