Harvard University Professor Cornell Brooks recently compared a display celebrating the resignation of former President Claudine Gay to Jim Crow-era signs designating that certain places were only for white people.
Until this week, the chatter about corruption in colleges revolved around massive amounts of money that drove a rejigging of athletic conferences. Then, a second discontent cropped up. Put it under the heading of “Be careful what you say.” It came to a head (or did it?) on Tuesday when Dr. Claudine Gay resigned as […]
Radio Boston discusses Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation. The university’s first Black president was accused of plagiarism and an inadequate response to allegations of antisemitism on campus. After a pressure campaign from activists, donors and Republican lawmakers, Gay resigned.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. The bill signing comes at a time when various places throughout the United States attempt to figure out how to best reckon with the country’s dark past. New York now follows California, which became the first state to form a reparations task force in 2020. Other states including Massachusetts and New Jersey have considered similar legislation, but those bills haven t made it over the finish line.