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   John Overholt (overholt@glammr.us)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 09:36:22 JST John Overholt

   “Harvard University has laid off its staff in the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, the unit of its $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative tasked with identifying the direct descendants of those enslaved by Harvard affiliates.” https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/1/24/harvard-disbands-slavery-remembrance-program/

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:59:30 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Kate Nyhan

     @kdnyhan @overholt Because they’re professionals. AKA soulless corporate drones.

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     Kate Nyhan (kdnyhan@social.esmarconf.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:59:31 JST Kate Nyhan

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     @overholt
     How do people say that kind of thing with a straight face?

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     Kate Nyhan (kdnyhan@social.esmarconf.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:59:32 JST Kate Nyhan

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     @overholt
     "A previous version of this article stated that the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program had been disbanded. To clarify, according to a University spokesperson, the program has not been formally discontinued, though its employees and leaders have been laid off."

     anban repeated this.