The Supreme Court will soon issue decisions in two cases concerning the use of race as a factor to promote diversity in U.S. colleges and universities. In anticipation of the decisions, The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard invites BAA members to raise our voices together and attend or support the following events:

• Supreme Court Decision Day press conference at 12:30 pm ET. Let's raise our voices together on Decision Day in front of the Supreme Court and hear from some of the leaders in these cases in a 12:30 p.m. ET press conference. Sign up if you can attend in person here or stream the press conference here).

• Client-only virtual briefing. The NAACP LDF will brief at 8:30 pm on Decision Evening. Please sign up here with a permanent email address (not a Harvard one).

•  Harvard Yard rally. Meet at 2 pm on the Saturday after the affirmative action decisions are released. Rain location: Phillips Brooks House.

  • 2 pm - Meet at the John Harvard statue to pick up and customize your tee shirt and meet community members.

  • 2:15 pm - Move to the Science Center Plaza to hear our great speakers. A march and an open mic will follow!  Sign up here to receive last-minute details. Harvard student members of the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard and other amici groups have planned an awesome rally and invited the media. Documentarian Evangeline Mitchell Ed.M. '01 will be there with a camera person to interview student leaders, alumni, and attendees regarding their reactions and feelings about the decision.

The HKS BAA will continue to keep you informed as news and events surrounding these decisions evolves.