Tag: Harvard Gazette

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  • Variations on racial tension The Harvard Gazette 2016-02-26 John Laidler, Harvard Correspondent For every nation, a different set of challenges, panelists say A panel discussion Wednesday highlighted striking contrasts in how nations perceive and grapple with racial inequality. Tracing evolving attitudes toward race and discrimination in Latin America, Europe, and the United States, a trio…

  • Identity issues Harvard Gazette 2011-01-28 Stephanie Schorow, Harvard Correspondent ‘Black in Latin America’ examines perceptions of race There were laughs of recognition as Silvio Torres-Saillant, professor of English and humanities at Syracuse University, told a story that underscored a major point of the “Black in Latin America” conference, which kicked off on Jan. 27 at…

  • ‘One-drop rule’ persists: Biracials viewed as members of their lower-status parent group Harvard Gazette Harvard Science: Science and Engineering at Harvard University 2010-12-09 Steve Bradt, Harvard Staff Writer Arnold K. Ho (right), a Ph.D. student in psychology at Harvard, and James Sidanius, a professor of psychology and of African and African-American studies at Harvard, researched…

  • A tale of two scholars: The Darwin debate at Harvard Harvard Gazette 2007-05-19 Louis Agassiz was a scientist with a blind spot—he rejected the theory of evolution Few people have left a more indelible imprint on Harvard than Louis Agassiz. An ambitious institution-builder and fundraiser as well as one of the most renowned scientists of…