Harvard claimed the reparations conference was full despite Lanier’s standing promise of notice

Evidence

Again a friend tagged me on Facebook about the event with the simple question, “Did you know about this?” I did not. It was March 1, 2017, and the event was taking place on March 3. I immediately wrote Drew Faust to request two tickets since Shonrael wanted to go with me. … Faust’s assistant responded that the event was “oversubscribed” and there were no tickets available. Disappointed but not dissuaded, I called the Harvard president’s office. When her assistant answered, I said, “I have an email from Drew Faust saying I was going to be kept apprised about anything pertaining to the daguerreotypes. I understand this panel will be talking about universities, their ties to slavery and reparations—and assume that will include mention of these artifacts?” — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 578

Categorization

• QUESTION: Did Faust’s office breach a written commitment when it denied tickets? The reader could check whether the ‘kept apprised’ email survives in the case record.