Harvard removes dedicated tutor support for LGBTQ+ students
As part of a wider rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI), the Ivy League university will no longer designate residential proctors or tutors specifically for LGBTQ+ or first-generation/low-income undergraduates, according to the college newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. The tutors and proctors will have their tasks folded into “specialty” roles. The change was reportedly announced last week in an email from associate dean of students Lauren Brandt. Proctors and tutors are live-in advisers who support and help plan activities for students in their first year at Harvard. A document included with Brandt’s email informed students that “Culture and Community” proctors […]