Harvard Law School
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.
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The most recently elected board of the Harvard Law Review had only 9 female editors, a low number even considering the historical gender imbalance.
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.
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.
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.
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Harvard Law School application numbers followed national trends between 2008 and 2012. Application numbers for 2013 admissions will not be released until the fall, but a Law School official confirmed that the number of applicants to the Law School for this cycle bucked national trends.
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.
