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Supreme Court Reaffirms Strong Presumption of Statutory Stare Decisis

It did so in today's Voting Rights Act ruling in Allen v. Milligan. This holding has implications for other cases where litigants attempt to overturn statutory precedents, especially longstanding ones.

Reason

The Roberts Supreme Court is poised to strike down a key civil rights era ‘pathway to achieve the American Dream.’ What follows affirmative action?

As the Supreme Court ponders how educational institutions should use race in their admissions decisions, it’s worth thinking about what it did or didn’t accomplish—and what comes next.

Fortune

Harvard women's hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players

One of the most decorated coaches in women’s hockey history has stepped down after nearly 30 years leading Harvard’s women’s hockey program in the shadow of allegations by players that she engaged in abuses and other misconduct during her tenure

The Independent UK

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Harvard’s future of work professor sees A.I. killing off one job in particular

The future looks “a lot less dull and a lot less routine” and will rely plenty on human brain power, Joseph Fuller tells Fortune.

Fortune

Bill Gates says he's a gamer now, calls them 'a terrific metaphor for human connection'

"The definition of a gamer is becoming a lot broader and more inclusive, and it might be fair to start calling me one".

PC Gamer

Harvard affirmative action challenge partly based on Holocaust denier’s work

Complaint draws heavily from 2012 article by Ron Unz, who publishes antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ and neo-Nazi screeds

The Guardian - US

Here are the major Supreme Court decisions we're still waiting for this term

The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue opinions in 27 cases that it heard this term, and has about four weeks left to release them. Here are the major cases NPR is watching.

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Ethiopia's musicians fled the country after the 1974 revolution - how their culture lives on

The overthrow of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 led to violent conflict that had a particularly heavy impact on musicians. Sing and Sing On: Sentinel Musicians and the Making of the Ethiopian American Diaspora is the first study of the forced migration of musicians out of the Horn of…

The Conversation

Sudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African American economist and banker Andrew Brimmer

The war in Sudan between two rival generals for control of the country is devastating in so many ways. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, thousands injured and more than 1 million people are now homeless. The fighting is even wreaking havoc on the country’s central bank.

The Conversation

Florida taxpayers pick up bill for Ron DeSantis’s culture war lawsuits

Governor’s Disney battle and extremist policies are met with costly lawsuits covered by ‘blank check’ from Republican legislature

The Guardian - US

Umbilical cord: Why should parents save it?

Parents should save the cord blood of the new born babies because of the immense health benefits and potential it carries.

The Times of India

Eminent US economist delivers damning verdict on Brexit and UK inflation

BREXIT has worsened inflation in the UK and will be remembered as a “historic” economic mistake, an esteemed US economist has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Lori Lightfoot heads to Harvard for a fellowship at the public health school; her course will be, in part, a study of how she steered Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘To the class of 2023, I say three words: you poor bastards’: the year’s best graduation speeches

Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Karine Jean-Pierre deliver words of wisdom at commencement ceremonies across US

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Harvard MBA Grads Enter a Tepid Job Market Hoping for the Best

Students and faculty say the final semester has been suffused with worry and a higher share of the class leaving school unemployed.

Zenger

Former Treasury Secretary Summers Criticizes IRS Provisions In Debt Ceiling Agreement

Summers opposes IRS funding cuts in debt ceiling deal, warns of future deficits and tax cheats' advantage.

Fortune

Future Fortune 500 CEOs: 11 up-and-comers that leadership experts see as generational standout bosses

Fortune has identified 11 CEO stars in the making—many of them already in the C-suite, and all potential large-company CEOs.

The Texas Tribune

This class president is the model of a successful Texas teen. After a ban on trans health care, she can’t wait to leave the state.

For one Round Rock teen, getting accepted to Harvard was her ticket out of a state that she says is hostile to trans youth. Now Texas will ensure young people like her no longer have access to gender-affirming care.

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The Guardian - US

US supreme court end-of-term decisions could transform key areas of public life

Consequential decisions regarding affirmative action, LGBTQ+ equality and the future of Native American tribes are expected

The Independent UK

Most in U.S. say don't ban race in college admissions but that role should be small: AP-NORC poll

As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most people in the U.S. say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process

Daily Mirror

Texas girl, 18, who was born behind bars to attend prestigious Harvard in the fall

A texas girl born in prison has defied the odds after graduating third in her class and secured a full scholarship to Harvard

The Independent UK

The War on Terror turned Ron DeSantis into Florida’s anti-woke warrior. Will that win him the White House?

Yale-educated governor is the highest profile Republican seeking to dethrone Donald Trump, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Tom Hanks rails against Americans who ‘don’t embrace liberty’ in rousing speech to Harvard grads

Oscar-winning actor delivered keynote speech to Harvard University graduates

The Independent UK

Tom Hanks urges Harvard grads to defend the truth and resist indifference

Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks told graduates of Harvard University to be superheroes in their defense of truth and American ideals, and to resist those who twist the truth

Daily Mirror

Tom Hanks delivers speech about 'truth' to Harvard graduates after Cannes feud rumours

American actor Tom Hanks received an honorary degree from Harvard University this week, with the California-born Forrest Gump star delivering an inspiring speech to graduates

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