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We visited Hahvahd yesterday, only to find Chicago students tearing it up academically and politically, as expected.
First, we went over to the Law School where dozens of students have been occupying the Wasserstein Lounge,trying to create a learning environment more relevant and safe for students of color. Occupiers I talked with, including Chicagoan and Whitney Young alumKeaton Allen, want more focus on critical race theory and more African-American profs.
Yesterday's speaker at the protest was none other than Harvard law prof Lani Guinier. Who could be more relevant at a time when Republicans have sworn to stonewall any Scalia replacement chosen by President Obama? Prof. Guinier is the first woman of color ever appointed to a tenured professorship at that institution.
Keaton Allen & Amanda Klonsky |