Former President Barack Obama returns to Harvard

Former President Barack Obama was scheduled to make his return to Harvard for the launch of a new lab at Harvard Law.

The university’s Berkman Klein Center and Harvard Law School will celebrate the launch of its new Applied Social Media Lab.

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The lab announced that the former president woke up this morning with COVID-like symptoms and will not be attending due to an abundance of caution.

UPDATE: The president woke up this morning with COVID-like symptoms. Out of an abundance of caution, he is not attending his public events today. The Summit is continuing as planned featuring his Senior Advisor on Technology, Jason @goldman
— Applied Social Media Lab (@TheLabBKC) October 18, 2023

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The Summit will continue with Jason Goldman, the Obama administration's Senior Advisor on Technology.

This was scheduled to be the first event at Harvard that Obama was attending since his presidency.

Former President Barack Obama not attending Harvard launch of new lab due to COVID-like symptoms

The university’s Berkman Klein Center and Harvard Law School will celebrate the launch of its new Applied Social Media Lab.

Published October 18, 2023 • Updated on October 18, 2023 at 2:12 pm

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