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Harvard pledges $100 million to address its historical ties to slavery

Harvard University is earmarking $100 million to study and make amends for its history of and ties to slavery, as well as the perpetuation of racist eugenics by some of its past faculty. The school’s president, Lawrence S. Bacow, announced the fund in a letter on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022

Harvard commits $100 million to redress ties to slavery

"Harvard benefited from and in some ways perpetuated practices that were profoundly immoral."

Axios · Apr 26, 2022