Harvard
ImeIme Umana made history when she was elected the first Black female president of the Harvard Law Review—its 131st leader.
What may not have been a traditional graduation speech has now captured the heart and souls of many.
However, the 17-year-old is taking a year off before she attends the Ivy League university.
Yale University said it would continue to name a residential college after John C. Calhoun, a 19th century slavery defender. University officials decided, however, to stop addressing residential faculty as masters.
Harvard University's president acknowledges the school's complicity in slavery. She will unveil a plaque honoring four slaves who lived and worked on the campus.
Harvard agreed with a committee's recommendation to replace the law school's shield, which incorporates a slave-owning family's crest. A student movement, strengthened by a racial incident, pressured the University's governing body to make the change.
Haben Girma is our new hero. The 27-year-old lawyer is the first deaf-blind alumna of Harvard Law School.