Harvard – Black Enterprise

Harvard Grad Calls For 3,000 Black Women With High School Diplomas to Help Her Set a World Record

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 29, 2023August 29, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 29, 2023August 29, 202325138

Meet Jen Franks Ahaghotu, a US-based CEO and graduate of Harvard University who believes in the power of Black women’s educational achievements to change the...

Education News

Education Department To Investigate Legacy Admissions At Harvard University

July 27, 2023July 26, 2023

by July 27, 2023July 26, 2023301

It is expected that legacy admissions will end at some point based on the momentum against the policy....

Education News Technology

Harvard University To Experiment With Chatbots This Fall

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

by July 5, 2023July 5, 2023405

Harvard will be deploying a chat bot program this fall to assist professors in teaching the most popular computer science class in the world....

Education News

Exceptional Scholar: Chicago High School Senior Accepted To Six Ivy League Schools and Morehouse College

Sharelle BurtApril 14, 2023April 14, 2023

by Sharelle BurtApril 14, 2023April 14, 20231295

This rising college freshman has an important decision to make as six Ivy League colleges and Morehouse College are anticipating him being a student....

Education Sisters Inc Women

Harvard Names New President, First Black Woman to Hold Top Job

Kia Morgan SmithDecember 16, 2022December 16, 2022

by Kia Morgan SmithDecember 16, 2022December 16, 20222099

Claudine Gay, the school's dean of Faculty Arts and Sciences, was named Harvard's 30th president, becoming the first Black person and only the second woman to...

Celebrity News Education Women

Beauty and Brains: Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons’ Daughter Aoki Addresses Criticism Over Decision To Pursue Modeling

Yolanda BaruchAugust 4, 2022August 8, 2022

by Yolanda BaruchAugust 4, 2022August 8, 20222291

Aoki Simmons claps back at a fan who questions why she deciding to pursue modeling as a Harvard student....

News

Attorney Ben Crump Wins Historic Ruling: Black Woman Can Sue Harvard University For Displaying Photos of Enslaved Ancestors

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 27, 2022June 27, 2022

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 27, 2022June 27, 20223151

Tamara Lanier can sue Harvard University for displaying ancestors in widely published photos...

Education News

Florida High School Senior Accepted Into Eight Ivy League Schools: ‘It Was Surreal’

Yolanda BaruchJune 12, 2022June 12, 2022

by Yolanda BaruchJune 12, 2022June 12, 20228835

Florida teen Ashley Adirika is accepted into the eight Ivy League schools and plans to become a lawyer....

Technology

Google Partners With Black Harvard Professor To Improve Skin Tone Representation In Technology

Atiya JordanMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022

by Atiya JordanMay 12, 2022May 12, 20222001

In partnership with Harvard professor and sociologist Dr. Ellis Monk, Google is taking steps forward towards improving skin tone representation across its products....

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Education

WATCH: Harvard Diversity Project Names 25 African American Students To 2022 Debate Team

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 21, 2021June 21, 20213230

Twenty-five African American high school students from Atlanta got the surprise of their lives when they learned this past week that they earned a coveted...