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Brandon Terry Revisits the Civil Rights Movement

Brandon Terry Revisits the Civil Rights Movement

As part of MLK Day of Service and Action, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion organized a lecture by Harvard University Associate Director of the Social Sciences Brandon Terry. He discussed his new book, “Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope: A Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement.”
Lily Earnest ’28 Feb 18, 2026

We Are Being Trained to Watch (And Do Nothing)

Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 interrogates the increasing political violence by the state, arguing that it is no longer an aberration but an accelerating, normalized mechanism of governance — one that conditions the public to witness brutality, absorb it, and ultimately do nothing.
Caroline Flinn '28 Jan 28, 2026
Secretary Lhamon Discusses Enforcement, Future of Civil Rights in Education

Secretary Lhamon Discusses Enforcement, Future of Civil Rights in Education

Students and faculty gathered for an event on the future of civil rights in education with Catherine Lhamon ’93, the assistant secretary for civil rights at the United States Department of Education, on Thursday, March 23.
Peter Finnerty '25 Mar 29, 2023

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