From the Harvard Crimson: Ranya Brooks will serve as the inaugural director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Office of Belonging, Community, and Connection, Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein announced Friday afternoon in an email to students, faculty, and staff. Brooks, who most recently served as director of workforce engagement for Harvard University Campus Services, will begin her new role on Jan. 26. The appointment follows a six-month search launched after the departure of Robbin Chapman, who previously led the school’s diversity office. Chapman left during the broader rebranding of the Kennedy School’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts into what is now the OBCC...
The shift came amid political pressure from the Trump administration, which has argued that programs focused on DEI are illegal or unconstitutional...
Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/1/12/brooks-named-hks-obcc-director/.
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