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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Crest Problem at Harvard Law

The problem is evident
From the Boston Globe: It has long appeared in nearly every corner of the prestigious school. But now Harvard Law School’s official seal is under heavy scrutiny because it includes elements drawn from a slaveholding family’s crest. Following an outcry from students, officials from the school are examining the continued use of the seal, in what is the latest controversy over race and historic injustices on US college campuses in recent weeks...

Full story at http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/12/01/harvard-law-school-forms-committee-examine-use-crest-tied-slave-ownership/1JR7OwiLIsPc3BxRUiH6yH/story.html

Contest! If anyone has any suggestions for a new Harvard Law crest, we'd like to see them.  

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