Black Harvard alumnae demand DEI pledge for hiring and admissions

Published February 21, 2024 5:00pm ET



A group of black Harvard alumnae is demanding the school commit itself to diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology in its admissions and hiring practices, according to a petition obtained by Contra.

The Black Alumnae of Harvard Equity Initiative, a group that formed in the “wake of the attacks on Dr. Claudine Gay and diversity and equity more broadly,” is circulating a petition directed at the Harvard Corporation, the school’s president, and its Board of Overseers demanding they incorporate DEI into nearly every aspect of university operations.

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