Elizabeth Warren revealed for the first time late Wednesday night that she identified herself as Native American to Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania when she taught at both schools.
"At some point after I was hired
by them, I... provided that information to the University of
Pennsylvania and Harvard," Warren said in a statement to the Boston
Globe, the newspaper reported. "My Native American heritage is part of
who I am, I'm proud of it and I have been open about it."
Too bad it's not true.
Warren, who is a Democratic
candidate for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, had previously admitted
to listing herself as a minority in a legal directory in the '80s and
'90s, due to a Cherokee heritage that her family claims. But Warren had
not previously acknowledged ever identifying herself as a Native
American to the two universities at which she was hired to teach.
Warren's admission on Wednesday
was prompted by the Globe, which had obtained federal statistics that
indicated the university listed a Native American female professor for
the "1992-93 school year, the first year Warren worked at Harvard, as a
visiting professor," the newspaper reported.
Warren has been struggling for weeks to steer the narrative of her campaign away from questions about her heritage.
But her Republican opponent, Sen. Scott Brown, his supporters and news
outlets continue to focus on Warren's background and on how she has
identified herself in her professional life.
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