Harvard Law School
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The phrase "Kremlin on the Charles" may not be as outdated as you think.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.)
Noah Feldman
Moderator Roilos Panagiotis watches as Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman discusses the rise of Salafi Islam among youth in Tunisia on Wednesday. His talk "The Politics of Islamic Cultures in the Wake of the Arab Spring" was sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
Feldman Discusses Salafi Movement
The Harvard Law School professor highlighted that a deeply unconventional form of Salafism has become a common mode of expression for rebellious middle class youth, who are coupling traditional Salafi customs to unorthodox practices.
Harvard Law Review Expands Affirmative Action
The Harvard Law Review, which has historically been staffed by disproportionately more men than women, has expanded its affirmative action policy to include gender as a criteria in its editor selection process.
Sunstein Named University Professor
Cass R. Sunstein ’75, a professor at Harvard Law School and former White House appointee, was selected as Harvard’s newest University Professor, the University announced Tuesday.
Law School Hosts Debate League
Harvard Law School students hosted 21 high schoolers from the Boston Debate League Tuesday in a day-long seminar designed to help young debaters improve their policy debate skills.
Harvard Law School Uses Skype to Interview Applicants
From applicants living in Asia to military personnel who are on active duty, qualified prospective students for Harvard Law School were interviewed through the free videoconferencing software Skype for the first time.
HLS Application Numbers Defy National Trend for This Cycle
In the midst of a nationwide drop in the number of law school applications, Harvard Law School did not see the same dramatic decrease in its application numbers this year that it has in past cycles, according to the school’s Assistant Dean and Chief Admissions Officer Jessica L. Soban ’02.
Harvard Law School Unions Talk
Bill Fletcher, Jr. from the American Federation of Government Employees debunks myths about unions at Harvard Law School on Tuesday.
Law School Debuts First Online Course
Harvard Law School’s first ever online course launched Monday, opening up “Copyright,” a class taught by Law School professor William W. Fisher, III, to hundreds of people worldwide.
HLS Professor Files DOMA Amicus Brief
Harvard Law School professor Vicki C. Jackson filed an amicus brief Thursday arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court does not have the constitutional power to rule on United States v. Windsor, the landmark case challenging the way marriage is defined in the Defense of Marriage Act.
Warren and Kagan To Host Local Swearing In
To all those loyal readers out there who didn't make the trek to DC to see former Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren take the Senate oath last Thursday, you haven't quite missed out on the fun, yet.
Dorm Room Decorations and Wartime Pressures
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Law School Professor To File Brief on DOMA Case
Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would weigh in on two important cases addressing same-sex marriage, it has asked Harvard Law School professor Vicki C. Jackson to argue that the court does not actually have the authority to hear one of those cases.
Coordinates
It’s an Australian thing, I told whoever proudly. It’s a habit that you learn from chilly beach days when you feel the wind grow chiller, and you can see the days grow shorter, and when you know, you just know, this means that Summer’s ending so you’ll all be back at school soon, and all those Summer Dreams you dreamed all year are never coming true, or not this time around at least.
Warren To Be On Banking Committee
Big banks and their army of lobbyists better watch out. News outlets reported Tuesday morning that U.S. Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren, a former Harvard Law School professor and champion of the liberal left, will likely be appointed to the Senate Banking Committee when she takes office in January.
Professors Critique Stem Cell Medical Tourism
A panel at the Harvard Law School Wednesday discussed the burgeoning controversy surrounding the role of stem cell therapy in medical tourism.
"Stem Cell Therapy and Medical Tourism: Of Promise and Peril"
Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School, Glenn Cohen, spoke at the "Stem Cell Therapy and Medical Tourism: Of Promise and Peril" event at the Harvard Law School on November 29, 2012 about the unique and unfortunate issue of child abuse and neglect which arises when parents travel abroad seeking stem cell therapies, which tend to have adverse effects, for their children.
Events Highlights Global Warming Challenge in Maldives
Former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed speaks without equivocation in the film “The Island President,” screened at Harvard Law School early Monday evening. Climate change is “the most important fight is the fight for our survival,” he says in the film.