Harvard memes
In April 2017, Harvard University rescinded the admission offers to at least 10 incoming freshmen after students were caught sharing obscene internet memes via a Facebook chat group.[1] The memes were shared in a Facebook chat group that was called "Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens".[1] The Facebook chat group came to be from the official Harvard College Class of 2021 Facebook group. Before rescinding the admission offers, representatives from the Harvard admissions office asked the students in the group chat to send in every photo they had posted to the group chat.[2]
Background[edit]
In 2016, Harvard denounced offensive messages some admitted students posted in a Facebook group chat, but took no action.[3]
Harvard college admitted 5.2% of applicants to the Class of 2021, accepting 2,056 students out of 39,506 applicants.[4]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN, Ellie Kaufman. "Harvard rescinds offers to incoming freshmen over hateful memes". CNN. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ "Harvard withdraws 10 acceptances for 'offensive' memes in private group chat". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ "Racially-Charged Messages Spark Controversy in Admitted Students Group Chat | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ "2,056 applicants were invited today to join Harvard College's Class of 2021". Harvard Gazette. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
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