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Religion

Diana Eck, Harvard’s Leading Scholar of Religious Pluralism, Discusses ‘Pivot to Pluralism’ in Higher Education

Eck’s talk took up a topic that Harvard has embraced even as it shifts away from the language of diversity, equity, and inclusion. But Eck said she saw pluralism as a way to recognize and reckon with diversity, not to replace it.

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College

Students Rally Against College Diversity Changes in Cambridge Common

A small group of Harvard students accused the University of implementing policies to silence minority students in response to the Trump administration at a rally in Cambridge Common on Sunday afternoon.

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College Administration

Deming Defends Closure of Diversity Offices, Cites Increased Funding for New OCC

Harvard College has allocated more financial resources to its new Office of Culture and Community than the three diversity centers it replaced, College Dean David J. Deming said in an interview on Friday.

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College

Student Employees Left Out of Work and In the Dark After Harvard’s Diversity Office Closures

When Harvard College’s three diversity offices shut their doors in July, their 35 undergraduate interns lost their jobs — and for weeks after the office closures, nobody told them.

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College

Hundreds Dance the Night Away at Annual Hungama Celebration

More than 300 people crowded into the Smith Campus Center on Friday night for Hungama, a lively celebration marked by colorful clothing, vibrant lights, and hours of dancing to commemorate the Hindu festival Navratri.

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Race

What Happened to Harvard Business School’s $25 Million Racial Equity Plan? The School Won’t Say.

Harvard Business School won’t say what happened to its $25 million Racial Equity Action Plan after the plan was apparently shuttered as Harvard backs away from the language of race and diversity.

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College

Campus Affinity Groups Host Welcoming Ceremonies for the Class of 2029

Hundreds of Harvard students and affiliates celebrated members of the Class of 2029 at welcoming ceremonies hosted by campus affinity groups this past week.

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College

‘Loud and Proud’: Campus Groups Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Despite Funding Uncertainties

Harvard students and affiliates are gathering to commemorate this year’s Hispanic Heritage month, which spans from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, through food, performances, and celebrations — even as Harvard is reducing institutional support for affinity groups and spaces on campus.

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College

After Diversity Office Closures, Peer Counseling Services Face New Questions

Two months after Harvard College closed its three diversity offices, Harvard’s undergraduate peer counseling programs remain operational — but the shifting landscape of support resources has left counselors uncertain about where to direct students.

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College

Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions

By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.

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College

Student Affinity Groups Turn to Alumni for Funding Amid DEI Office Closures

After the College restructured its diversity offices over the summer — leaving student affinity group leaders unsure about the availability of grants for club initiatives — some groups are seeking other avenues of funding, including alumni outreach.

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College

‘Basic Questions,’ Unanswered: Inside Harvard College’s Rapid Diversity Office Dismantling

Few details were finalized when Harvard College Dean David J. Deming informed staff on July 23 of plans to shutter the College’s Women’s Center, Office for BGLTQ Student Life, and Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations.

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Central Administration

At Morning Prayers, Harvard’s Former Chief Diversity Officer Urges Students to Embrace Pluralism

Harvard’s chief Community and Campus Life officer Sherri A. Charleston, who led the University’s diversity office before it was renamed in April, said at a Memorial Church service on Thursday that her overhauled office was committed to elevating pluralism and going beyond “diversity in numbers."

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College

Deming Puts Positive Spin on Harvard College Diversity Office Closures, but Acknowledges Outside Pressure

Harvard College Dean David J. Deming told students that the College can no longer host programming targeted at specific races or identity groups during a presentation to Peer Advising Fellows last week — telling attendees he assumed they already understood why the change was necessary.

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College

Harvard College To Remove Designated Spaces for Women’s Center, Office for BGLTQ Student Life

Harvard College will close the designated spaces that previously housed the Women’s Center and the Office for BGLTQ Student Life, following a July decision to shutter those offices — along with one for minority students — and fold their staff into a new center within the Office of Culture and Community.

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