Nearly 200 Years Later, Yale Awards Degree To The First Known Black Student At The School
Along with Pennington, the Yale board of trustees voted to award an honorary degree to the Reverend Alexander Crummell, who attended the university from 1840- 1841.
According to the university, the two men weren’t allowed to register formally for classes or matriculate for a degree at that time because they’re Black. They were also prohibited from participating in classroom discussions or accessing library resources.
“Although we cannot return to Pennington and Crummell the access and privileges they were denied when they studied at Yale, we recognize their work and honor their legacies by conferring on them these M.A. Privatim degrees,” Yale president Peter Salovey said in a statement.
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