Harvard’s Admissions Is Challenged for Favoring Children of Alumni

By: Stephanie Saul

After the Supreme Court banned race-conscious affirmative action, activists filed a complaint, saying legacy admissions helped students who are overwhelmingly rich and white.

Harvard students and supporters marched through Harvard Square during a rally on Saturday to oppose the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmation action.

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The Common App Will Now Hide a Student's Race and Ethnicity
May 26^th 2023 at 17:36

The Common App Will Now Hide a Student's Race and Ethnicity

By: Anemona Hartocollis

If requested, the Common App will conceal basic information on race and ethnicity — a move that could help schools if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action.

Universities are preparing for the possible end of race-conscious affirmative action.

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The Liberal Maverick Fighting Race-Based Affirmative Action
April 4^th 2023 at 03:25

The Liberal Maverick Fighting Race-Based Affirmative Action

By: Anemona Hartocollis

For decades, Richard Kahlenberg has pushed for a class-conscious approach to college admissions. He may finally get his wish, but it comes at a personal cost.

Richard D. Kahlenberg, whose hero is Robert Kennedy, wants to build a multiracial progressive coalition.

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The Road to a Supreme Court Clerkship Starts at Three Ivy League Colleges
February 6^th 2023 at 22:28

The Road to a Supreme Court Clerkship Starts at Three Ivy League Colleges

By: Adam Liptak

The chances of obtaining a coveted clerkship, a new study found, increase sharply with undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton.

A new study found that undergraduate degrees from Princeton, along with Harvard and Yale, offer a leg up in getting a coveted Supreme Court clerkship.

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Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds
January 30^th 2023 at 16:00

Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds

By: Emily Baumgaertner

Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven’t caught up.

Elementary school students returning to in-person learning in a school in California in 2021. Education deficits were equivalent to about 35 percent of a school year and remained steady, according to a new study.

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Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel
January 20^th 2023 at 03:49

Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel

By: Jennifer Schuessler and Marc Tracy

News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence.

Kenneth Roth, the former director of Human Rights Watch, in New York last April. The Harvard Kennedy School recently reversed its early decision to reject his fellowship application because of his criticisms of Israel.

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Harvard Medical School Joins Boycott of U.S. News Rankings
January 18^th 2023 at 13:42

Harvard Medical School Joins Boycott of U.S. News Rankings

By: Derrick Bryson Taylor

Last fall, the university’s law school joined other top programs in dropping out of the magazine’s annual list. The medical school’s dean said the rankings “cannot meaningfully reflect” the school’s goals.

Harvard Medical School, in Boston, is dropping out of U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of top programs.