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Elizabeth Warren Admits She Told Employers Of Her Native American Heritage
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Edited | J.R. May 31, 2012 07:02pm |
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| News Date | Friday, June 1, 2012 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | After weeks of controversy, Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday night that she did indeed tell the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University that she was Native American.
But she stipulated that the notification occurred only after she was hired by the two schools.
“I let people know about my Native American heritage in a national directory of law school personnel. At some point after I was hired by them, I also provided that information to the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard” Warren said in a statement. “My Native American heritage is part of who I am, I’m proud of it, and I have been open about it.
The statement marks the first time Warren has explicitly stated that she self-identified as Native American to the law schools where she has been employed. The controversy began last month after a 1996 article from the Harvard Crimson surfaced in which Warren was referred to as a minority faculty member by a spokesman for Harvard Law School. Warren had previously said that she did not know Harvard had touted her as such. |
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