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Scholars involved in Legacy of Slavery Initiative discuss findings, remind that each of enslaved was “real person … with dreams, with pain.”

Housed at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, the Harvard Representation Initiative was created to provide legal representation to undocumented members of the Harvard community, as well as others whose immigration status is at risk.

They are propelling a reckoning with slavery’s legacy on campuses, in cities, at companies. What Hilary Beckles is doing represents the next step. It’s the marshaling of scholarship for a political aim: payback.

Harvard Radcliffe Institute dean details importance of Legacy of Slavery project.

‘Somewhere in the Middle’: Students React to Bacow’s Decision to Step Down with Shock, Apathy | News | The Harvard Crimson

A discussion about Harvard’s secret court is the first in a series of discussions planned to mark the secretive tribunal’s centennial.

William F. Lee will step down June 30 after nearly two decades of service on the University’s governing boards. In an interview with the Gazette, Lee reflected on his time in Harvard’s leadership.

Harvard’s anti-Semitic record goes back to the early part of the 20th century during the tenure of university president Abbott Lawrence Lowell, who proposed a quota on the admission of Jews.

President Drew Faust cited "a renewed sense of urgency" to address a painful part of the university's history at Wednesday's dedication ceremony.

The university is committing $100 million, joining other universities that are grappling with their complicity in the institution of slavery.