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Kim Kardashian’s career pursuits have led her to Harvard University’s Business School. According to TMZ, the reality star and mother of four, and her SKIMS co-founder, Jens Grede spoke to Harvard students at length about their clothing company. The pair visited the school on Friday to share their business acumen and discuss their success with […]
Harvard University has elected its first Black president. As reported by CNN, Claudine Gay has been appointed as the school’s 30th president, and will start the role in July 2023. She is not only the first Black president but the first woman and person of color to hold the position. Her predecessor is Lawrence S. Bacow, who was president […]
A court said this week Harvard can be sued in connection with photos of enslaved people produced as part of a racist professor’s 1850 study. Per a report from the Associated Press, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that a woman whose enslaved ancestors are said to be depicted in the widely distributed photos can sue […]
Yara Shahidi is now a Harvard graduate. As fans will note, Shahidi has been counting down the days until graduation on Instagram as late, ultimately sharing a commemorative post on Thursday. “Yara (noun): a Harvard graduate,” the 22-year-old wrote when sharing a pair of graduation photos taken by Paul Mardy. A Vogue piece published Thursday […]
During Black History Month, Harvard denied Cornel West, living icon of Black history, consideration for tenure, according to tweets from the political activist and philosopher. “After being tenured at Yale, Harvard, Princeton & Union Theological Seminary, the recent Harvard denial of a tenure process strikes me as a political decision I reject,” he tweeted on […]
A Harvard professor believes that we were visited by an alien object in 2017. In his upcoming book, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, theoretical physicist Avi Loeb lays out his theory about a peculiar-shaped object that entered our solar system several years ago. The interstellar object—named “Oumuamua”—was first observed through the Pan-STARRS telescope at Hawaii’s Haleakala Observatory […]
The U.S. may have to endure another two years of social distancing. According to a modeling study published in the journal Science, Harvard researchers found these precautionary measures could be necessary until 2022 to prevent another coronavirus outbreak. Epidemiologists used computer models that created a range of possible scenarios of the pandemic’s course over the next five years. These simulations included variables like the […]
The second half of the Harvard vs. Yale football game was delayed by close to an hour after spectators rushed the field to advocate for action against climate change. After the Yale band finished its halftime performance, students from both schools flooded the field. Protestors held banners asking the colleges to act on climate change and send […]
The president of NBC News is facing additional backlash over a series of columns he wrote for the Harvard Crimson in the 1990s. According to the Daily Beast, Noah Oppenheim’s 20-year-old columns began circulating around the NBC office this week, amid allegations he had downplayed the sexual assault claims against Matt Lauer—the embattled former host of Today. The accusations against […]
Less than two weeks after releasing her seventh studio album Beauty Marks, Ciara is sharing some more great news—she has been accepted to Harvard University‘s Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports program. Ciara extended a message of gratitude to Professor Anita Elberse, who “develops and teaches an MBA course covering the ‘Businesses of Entertainment, Media, and Sports,’ which ranks among the most sought-after […]
