A new report shows that Harvard’s ties to slavery were transformative in the University’s rise to global prominence, and included enslaved individuals on campus, funding from donors engaged in the slave trade, and intellectual leadership that obstructed efforts to achieve racial equality.

The report of the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery, released Tuesday, describes a history that began with a Colonial-era embrace of slavery...

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With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to hear the ongoing legal challenge to Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policies this fall, lead trial counsel William F. Lee ’72 sat down with Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sherri Ann Charleston Wednesday to discuss what’s at stake in the case and to demystify the admissions process as part of a forum hosted by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB).

Activist Edward Blum and his organization, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), filed a lawsuit in...

Pioneering scholar on racial, ethnic politics, Asian American identity is first ethnicity, indigeneity, and migration hire

Nearly three years after announcing an effort to accelerate teaching and scholarship in ethnicity, indigeneity, and migration by prioritizing and investing in a cluster of senior faculty, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences announces its first, much-anticipated hire: Taeku Lee.

A leading scholar on racial and ethnic politics, identity formation, and inequality, Lee’s appointment as the inaugural Bae Family Professor of...

As long as some children grow up thinking they matter less than others, as long as they have fewer educational opportunities and daily fear for their safety, and as long as their path to full participation in society is obstructed, the work remains unfinished, Ruth Simmons said Thursday.... Read more about Ruth Simmons urges graduates to fight for equality and inclusion

This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates.

David Laibson heard of Samyra Miller ’21 before he met her in person. And he wasn’t alone.... Read more about Students find that all roads lead to Samyra Miller ’21