Harvard withdraws Chelsea Manning's fellowship invitation

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Harvard University just rescinded Chelsea Manning's invitation. The dean of Kennedy School of Government said the WikiLeaks leader will no serve as a visiting fellow. Douglas W. Elmendorf said Manning was invited to speak with students, but the invitation never intended to "endorse" her. “I apologize to her and to the many concerned people from whom I have heard ... for not recognizing upfront the full implications of our original invitation,” Harvard dean, Douglas W. Elmendorf