Harvard Law School
Emergency vehicles, including Boston Fire Department’s hazardous materials team, are stationed outside the Law School's Hauser Hall Thursday afternoon. The fifth floor of the building was evacuated after an envelope sent to Law School Professor Alan M. Dershowitz was found to contain suspicious white powder.
Female HLS Graduates Enter a Job Market Dominated by Men
The law firm Brune & Richard is an anomaly. In a world where female lawyers represent fewer than 20 percent of partners in private practices, women make up 12 of the 18 lawyers at Brune & Richard.
White Powder in Envelope Prompts Evacuation at Law School
An envelope sent to Harvard Law School Professor Alan M. Dershowitz that was opened Thursday afternoon contained a suspicious white powder, prompting the evacuation of Hauser Hall’s fifth floor.
Law School Students Vote for Divestment
Students at the Harvard Law School voted in support of a referendum calling on Harvard University to divest from fossil fuel companies, becoming the second student body after the College to vote in support of divestment.
In HLS Classes, Women Fall Behind
Among the top students in their graduating classes, men and women entering Harvard Law School earn similar undergraduate grades and LSAT scores. But as soon as students step into Wasserstein Hall, a dramatic gender disparity emerges.
Once Home to Kagan and Warren, HLS Faculty Still Only 20 Percent Female
At Elizabeth Warren and Elena Kagan’s former place of work, women constitute fewer than a fifth of all professors and assistant professors of law—a disparity that Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow called “absolutely inadequate.” With only 18 women among 92 tenure-track faculty members, the gender imbalance of Harvard Law School’s faculty is comparable to that of other elite law schools, yet still among the most severe of the approximately 200 law schools nationwide.
HLS Video on Gender Disparities Prompts Criticism
Harvard Law School's new coalition to combat gender disparities, called "Shatter the Ceiling," has certainly received national attention since the organization launched last month—just maybe not the response its leaders were looking for.
Belarusian Attorney Discusses Defending Prisoners
Defending political prisoners in a country without rule of law is a dangerous but important job, said attorney Maryna Kavaleuskaya at her talk called “Defending Political Prisoners in Belarus” at Harvard Law School on Wednesday.
Law School Professors Weigh In on Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Case
After the U.S. Supreme Court heard the oral arguments for two landmark same-sex marriage cases this week, Harvard Law School professors predicted that the justices would not uphold the Defense of Marriage Act and were unlikely to make a sweeping decision concerning Proposition 8.
Law School Coalition Aims To Mitigate Campus Gender Disparities
In response to statistics revealing gender skew in Harvard Law School clubs and classrooms, a new coalition called Shatter the Ceiling has drawn hundreds of students together to seek new ways to address the School’s gender disparities.
More Than 96 Percent of Law School’s Class of 2012 Employed
In a job market still feeling the effects of a recession, more than 96 percent of Harvard Law School’s most recent alums secured a job nine months after graduation, marking a slight improvement over the previous graduating class.
Out to Lunch with Harry G. Gray (The MAC Guy)
“Excuse me, miss,” says Harry G. Gray, as an undergrad with a bulky backpack hurtles past him in the Quincy dining hall servery. Gray’s emphasis on etiquette might seem eccentric, but old-fashioned manners and general goodwill are routine, the man you may know as “That Nice Guy Who Swipes You in at the MAC.”
The Honorable Felipe Calderón
As part of the Conversations with Kirkland series, the Honorable Felipe J. Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico (2006 - 2012) and former Harvard Kennedy School fellow, speaks with students about the state of affairs in Mexico during his presidency and now. The event, moderated by Eric P. Lesser '07 HLS '14, took place on Tuesday afternoon at Kirkland House.
Cohen Granted Tenure at Harvard Law School
I. Glenn Cohen will ascend in the ranks of Harvard Law School’s faculty this summer as its newest tenured professor, bringing with him expertise on the legal aspects of healthcare and bioethics.
Professor Tree
Students admire their professors, but professors have professors they admire, too. This week, FM wrote to Professor Daniel T. Gilbert ...
The (Mis)Adventures of Issa Rae
When we heard that Issa Rae was going to be on Harvard's campus this weekend for a Law School Conference, we just had to get in touch. Rae is the creator of the beloved (and critically acclaimed) YouTube Series "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl," in which she stars as J, a hilariously honest—and, yes, awkward—young woman dealing with the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Issa Rae chatted with Flyby about the importance of embracing the awkward in everything from stop signs to higher education.
Harvard Law Review Increases Online Presence
The Harvard Law Review will more than double the number of editors focusing on online content for the publication next year in an effort to expand its web presence.
Outside Funding at Harvard
The Federal Government supplies millions of dollars of research funding to Harvard every year. With the coming Sequester, much of this will not be renewed. On this map, Harvard's schools are colored by the proportion of their budget that is made up of sponsored programs. Click a school for more detail.
New Accusations of Communism at Harvard
The phrase "Kremlin on the Charles" may not be as outdated as you think. According to Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas, Harvard Law School was more Red than Crimson as recently as 1995, when he graduated. A spokeswoman for Cruz said that the Senator still stands behind comments he made in at a political rally on July 4, 2010, in which he accused the Harvard Law School faculty of having a stark communist bent. (These comments were recently brought to the fore by New Yorker writer Jane Mayer in the wake of what she called Senator Cruz's "prosecutorial style" of questioning Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense.)