Harvard school reverses course, will extend fellowship to human rights advocate

Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, poses after an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 12, 2021. Picture taken January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse//File Photo

In an email to the community on Thursday, shared by a Harvard Kennedy School spokesperson, Elmendorf said he believed he had made an error. Roth in a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday said he was "thrilled" that Elmendorf had rescinded his decision.

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