Harvard University, Slavery

Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program Identified 913 Enslaved People, 403 Living Descendants Before Layoffs
The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative identified at least 913 individuals enslaved by Harvard faculty, staff, and leadership and at least 403 of their living descendants, according to an internal report from December.
Harvard University Disbands Slavery Remembrance Program, Fires Staff
Henry Louis Gates Jr., a member of the Legacy of Slavery initiative advisory council and a member of the advisory board for 10 Million Names, touted the thoughtfulness and care of the next steps in Ha
Harvard outsources Slavery Remembrance Program, lays off staff
Harvard University laid off the staff members of its Slavery Remembrance Program on Thursday and outsourced the program.
Harvard University Lays Off Staff Behind Its Slavery Remembrance Program
Staff members at Harvard University leading its Slavery Remembrance Program have lost their jobs. The program, supported through a $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative, helps find descendants of those enslaved by Harvard University’s leadership,
Staff laid off at Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, university outsources research
Staff told Harvard's student newspaper that they were not given any advance notice of the decision to lay off staff and outsource research to a nonprofit.
Harvard lays off Slavery Remembrance Program staff, report says
A program at Harvard University meant to identify the descendants of people previously enslaved by university affiliates has been outsources, while its staff was terminated, a report said.
Harvard Abruptly Sacks Entire Slavery Remembrance Team, Refuses to Say Why
Harvard abruptly laid off its Slavery Remembrance Program staff, who were tasked with identifying direct descendants of people enslaved by Harvard affiliates.
The Washington Informer1d
Harvard Under Fire for Slashing Slavery Initiative Staff as Black History Faces Nationwide Attacks
Harvard University terminates staff from its Slavery Remembrance Program, sparking outrage over the institution's commitment ...
The Harvard Crimson2h
Harvard Jews for Palestine Demonstrate Against New Disciplinary Guidelines
Roughly twenty students stood outside Widener Library on Monday afternoon to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance ...
Inside Higher Ed21h
Critics Denounce Harvard’s Decision to Adopt Controversial Definition of Antisemitism
The definition has been at the center of debates over campus antisemitism for years. Now, Harvard has become the second ...
The Christian Century1d
Harvard agrees to controversial definition of antisemitism in settling lawsuits
Harvard University has settled two lawsuits with Jewish groups that claimed the school had not taken appropriate steps to ...
Harvard settles civil rights lawsuits over antisemitism on campus: ‘Upholding the rights of Jewish students’
The lawsuits came after Harvard faced fierce criticism over its handling of anti-Israel protests that erupted on campus amid ...
Religion News Service1d
Harvard expands its definition of antisemitism – when does criticism of Israel cross a line?
Many well-intentioned people still struggle to understand what exactly constitutes antisemitism and when anti-Israel rhetoric ...
The Harvard Crimson1d
Harvard Professor Vincent Brown Quits Legacy of Slavery Memorial Committee After University Lays Off Research Team
Harvard professor Vincent A. Brown resigned from a committee within the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative on Monday, ...