
Annabel Yu
@annabelmyu
Title IX and Professional Misconduct reporter @thecrimson | @harvard '27 | [email protected]
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences chief campus curator Brenda Tindal and Graduate School of Design professor Eric Höweler will serve as the new co-chairs of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Memorial Project. Neeraja S. Kumar and Annabel Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/9…

Experts Are Confused by Harvard’s Race Data. Here’s Why. Elyse Goncalves, Matan Josephy, and Neil Shah report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/9…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ’92 discussed her new memoir “Lovely One,” recounting her life journey from childhood to being the first Black female Supreme Court justice, at a Thursday event in Sanders Theatre. Annabel Yu reports. thecrimson.com/article/2024/9…

1/9: After 4 months of reporting, today, The Harvard Crimson released a piece about the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative detailing tensions among leadership, turnover, and allegations that Harvard tried to limit its scope. thecrimson.com/article/2024/9…

Harvard's Legacy of Slavery Initiative has been hamstrung by infighting, high staff turnover, and top University officials seeking to limit the project’s scope, current and former staffers said. Neeraja S. Kumar, Neil Shah, and Annabel Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/9…

The Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program has identified more than 300 enslaved individuals who were owned by Harvard affiliates, according to 3 people familiar with the team’s work. Neeraja S. Kumar, Neil Shah, and Annabel Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/9…

The Boston Public Improvement Commission voted to rename Bussey Street — originally named after a merchant who donated the land for Harvard's Arnold Arboretum and who traded goods produced by enslaved individuals. Neeraja S. Kumar and Annabel Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

BREAKING: Harvard Libraries suspended ~25 faculty members from entering Widener Library for two weeks after they held a silent “study-in” protest there last week — an extraordinary sanction by Harvard against its own faculty. Neil Shah reports. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

When the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative found more than 100 living descendants of enslaved people owned by Harvard affiliates, it marked the beginning of a years long process to engage those descendants. Neeraja S. Kumar & Annabel Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Harvard has repatriated the remains of seven Oneida Indian Nation ancestors and associated funerary objects that were held in the collection of the Peabody Museum, the Oneida Nation announced. Neeraja S. Kumar and Annabel Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Four visiting professors from historically Black colleges and universities praised Harvard’s FAS Dean’s Visiting Professorship Program for offering the opportunity and funding to explore their scholarly work. Neeraja S. Kumar and Annabel Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Harvard dramatically expanded its guidance for applying its Non-Discrimination and Anti-Bullying Policies and Procedures on Friday, specifying protections for Zionists and defining Islamophobia and antisemitism. Annabel Yu and Sheerea Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…

President Trump instructed universities, including Harvard, to monitor international students for suspected participation in crime or terrorism in an executive order Wednesday evening aimed at combating antisemitism. Annabel Yu and Sheerea Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…

Harvard will keep its protections against sexual misconduct based on gender identity and sexual orientation, despite the Department of Education’s decision to remove the Biden administration’s protections for LGBTQ+ students. Annabel Yu reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/2…

Around 100 people mourned the lives of four Israeli hostages at a vigil held in the Science Center Plaza Thursday afternoon after Hamas returned four bodies to Israel earlier Thursday. Annabel Yu reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/2…

Experts warn that continued funding cuts and departmental restructuring under the Trump administration could prove detrimental to Harvard’s education research and federal student aid. Annabel Yu and Sheerea Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/3…

After firing half of the Education Department’s personnel, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to close the Education Department – the latest blow to higher education. Annabel Yu reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/3…

After Harvard sued the Trump administration, legal experts and scholars say Harvard’s legal team has a strong case that may secure the University quick relief from the administration’s order to freeze federal funding. Annabel Yu and Sheerea Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

Transgender students face a longstanding problem with at least two of Harvard's databases — they do not remove legal names for students who use preferred names instead, whether for personal preference or gender identity. Annabel Yu & Sheerea Yu report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/5…

Annabel Yu, Dhruv Patel & I tracked changes to DEI at Harvard. One finding: turns out the University has been changing the websites of its DEI offices for a lot longer, and more substantially, than anyone knew thecrimson.com/article/2025/5…