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Kristine E. Guillaume Elected 1st Black Woman in Harvard Student Newspaper’s 145-Year History

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Kristine E. Guillaume Elected 1st Black Woman in Harvard Student Newspaper’s 145-Year History

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson via https://goodblacknews.org

The Harvard Crimson, Harvard College’s daily newspaper, recently reported that Kristine E. Guillaume, Class of 2020, was elected to lead the 146th Guard as the paper’s President. Guillaume is the first black woman to serve as President of The Crimson in its 145-year history.

Guillaume, a joint African American Studies and History and Literature concentrator, is currently one of The Crimson’s Central Administration reporters. She has interviewed the last two of the University’s Presidents — Drew G. Faust and Lawrence S. Bacow — and worked as part of the reporting team that covered Harvard’s 2018 presidential search.

Queens, New York native Guillaume is also one of three Chairs of The Crimson’s Diversity and Inclusivity committee, responsible for …

 

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