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A group of Boston-area civil rights lawyers and advocates has filed a federal civil complaint against Harvard University claiming its longstanding practice of granting so-called legacy and donor-related college admissions favors white applicants and is “unfair and unearned.

Harvard was conducting its sedate commencement exercises in 1970 when a young community activist from a nearby section of Cambridge mounted the stage, bullhorn in hand, with 20 other protesters.

Claudine Gay, an acclaimed political scientist and proven administrator in the trench warfare of higher education, was elevated last week to the pinnacle of the ivory tower, becoming the first African American to lead Harvard University in the school’s fourth century of existence.

Following Harvard University’s disclosure that it has held in its collections hair samples taken from 700 Native American children, local activists are calling for passage of legislation that would enable tribes to recover from museums human remains, sacred objects and other items stolen or taken illegally from Indigenous people.

Harvard students interviewed in Cambridge last week expressed skepticism that a $100 million commitment by the university to compensate for its ties to slavery will be effectively spent.

Members of Harvard workers’ unions rallied Nov. 9 to show solidarity with the university’s custodians and security guards, who are in the midst of a contract negotiation.

Harvard University professor Dr. Cornel R. West, who had been threating a second departure from the Ivy League institution since he was not offered a tenured position last month, announced Monday that he will leave for a post at Union Theological Seminary, where he was first hired at 23-years-old.

The Harvard University administration presented a damaging example to the students by terminating the faculty dean Ronald S. Sullivan Jr.

Harvard University’s Kuumba Singers kicked off their 48th Annual Dean Archie C. Epps Spring Concert on Saturday night with a lively mash-up of “Get Ready” and “Dancing in the Streets” from “Motown the Musical.” Dancing down the Sanders Theater’s aisles and onto the stage, the performers radiated joy.