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Yale Apologizes for Its Connections to Slavery
The university also issued a historical study and announced steps to address this legacy, including new support for public education in New Haven, Conn.
The Fight Over Academic Freedom
Amid spiraling campus speech debates, many professors are rallying in defense of a bedrock principle. But can they agree on just what it means?
Harvard Finds More Instances of ‘Duplicative Language’ in Claudine Gay’s Work
Claudine Gay has faced growing criticism not only of her response to antisemitism on campus but also of her scholarship.
Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year Is … ‘Rizz’
Sorry, Swifties. The Gen Z slang term — derived from “charisma” — went viral this year after the actor Tom Holland claimed to have none.
Hunter College Pulls Screening of Film Critical of Israel
The cancellation of a showing this week of the documentary “Israelism” caused a backlash from the college’s Senate, which called it a violation of academic...
What Is a Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library Doing in North Dakota?
The $333 million project rising in a tiny badlands town wants to showcase the 26th president and his visionary environmental record — without ignoring his...
How the Humble Paperback Helped Win World War II
A new exhibition tells the story of the Armed Services Editions, pocket-size paperback weapons in the fight for democracy.
Smithsonian’s Latino Museum Faces Political Winds Before a Brick Is Laid
Partisan battles over America’s past, and divisions among Latinos, are affecting this new institution set to be built on the National Mall.
New Deal Exhibition Looks at Roosevelt’s Legacy
A new exhibition at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library explores the president’s “mixed” record on civil rights — and the charged debate over racism...
Will America Be Ready for Its 250th Birthday?
History is a partisan battleground. A troubled national planning commission is attempting a reboot. Here comes the Semiquincentennial, ready or not.
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