Harvard University maintains Sackler name amid student protests to distance from opioid-linked Sackler family.

Harvard University retains Sackler name on museum and building despite student activists' calls to distance from opioid-crisis linked Sackler family. A committee concluded Arthur Sackler's connection to Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, wasn't strong enough for denaming. Harvard's decision contrasts with other institutions like Tufts and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which have removed Sackler names due to the family's role in the opioid crisis.

August 07, 2024
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