Connor W.K. Brown
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Balancing the Professorial and Professional
Harvard Law School Professor Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. is not the first faculty member to conduct outside work during his time at the University.
Delay, Delay, Delay: Harvard’s Continued Controversy over ROTC
For decades, Harvard has faced controversy for its involvement in the Reserve Officer Training Corps — and the early 1990s were no exception.
Pilot Pre-Orientation Program for Harvard Law Students Enters Second Year
A pilot pre-matriculation program at Harvard Law School designed to prepare incoming students from varying academic and professional backgrounds for their programs’ academic rigor will become an annual part of law students’ experience.
Harvard and Law Review Reiterate Arguments Opposing Anti-Affirmative Action Lawsuit
Harvard University, Harvard Law Review, and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy D. DeVos continued to argue in a set of filings Thursday that an anti-affirmative action group, which has alleged the Law Review has discriminatory member selection policies, has not sufficiently proved it has standing to bring the case.
Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Sues Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz for Defamation
Virginia L. Giuffre sued Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz for defamation in federal court Tuesday, claiming he falsely accused her of perjury after she implicated him in a sex ring operated by billionaire Harvard donor Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Law School Students Call for Release of Mental Health Survey Data in Posters Addressed to New Admits
The survey was distributed to Law School students in November 2017 as part of a broader administrative effort across the University to address mental health issues on campus. The Law School has yet to release the full findings, but partial results were discussed at a public presentation in March 2018.
Roberta A. Kaplan to Speak at Harvard Law School Class Day
Kaplan, who graduated from the College with a degree in History and Literature, is notable for successfully representing Edith Windsor in the Supreme Court case United States v. Windsor in 2013.
Harvard Law Students Push to Reform Law Firms’ Contracts for Incoming Associates
Students from Harvard Law School’s Pipeline Parity Project continued their campaign against mandatory arbitration clauses — provisions of employment contracts that require employees to settle disputes through a private arbiter rather than bringing their concerns to the courts.
Non-Profit CEO Alan Jenkins Appointed Harvard Law School Professor
Former Harvard Law School Lecturer Alan Jenkins ’85 will join the school’s faculty as a professor of practice in July and teach courses on race, communications, and social justice, the Law School announced Tuesday.
Mark Zuckerberg Talks Data Security and Advertising at Harvard Law School Event
Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg ’06 took part in a discussion about data security and targeted advertising at Harvard Law School earlier this month. HLS professor Zittrain said that Zuckerberg’s level of personal control over Facebook policies made him a good candidate for the conversation.