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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Will Harvard Continue to Lead the Charge? - Part 50

From the Harvard Crimson: Harvard College will no longer designate residential proctors and tutors to serve as dedicated support for LGBTQ and first-generation or low-income students, instead folding their responsibilities into a new “Culture and Community” specialty role. The change, which was announced [by] email to residential life staff from Associate Dean of Students Lauren E. Brandt, is the latest in a series of moves by the College to scale back its programs dedicated to students of specific identities. The newly-designated Culture and Community proctors and tutors will work to “foster cultivation of bonds and bridges to enable all members of our community to grow with and learn from each other,” according to a document Brandt disseminated...

“The goal is to support event planning, amplify outreach, and increase student-driven programming,” it states...

Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/8/24/bgltq-fgli-tutors-removed/.

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