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Derek Penslar and Noah Feldman Discuss Jewish Identity at HLS Event
History professor Derek J. Penslar and Harvard Law School Professor Noah R. Feldman ’92 discussed Jewish identity at Harvard and shifting discourse on Israel over the past year in an event on Tuesday marking the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Mass. Hall Misses September Target for Harvard Law School Dean Search Launch
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has yet to announce an advisory committee to help select the next dean of the Harvard Law School, passing his own September deadline for providing an update.
Harvard Law School Admin, Activists Clash Over Protest Rules
More than 200 students met in Wasserstein Hall at Harvard Law School on Monday to discuss the history of the HLS’ student activist movements — but it also served as an act of protest against the administration.
Brown-Nagin, Fellows Praise Radcliffe’s Interdisciplinary Work at Anniversary
Radcliffe Institute Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin and former Radcliffe fellows lauded the Institute and its interdisciplinary research projects on Friday, the second day of an event commemorating the Institute’s 25th anniversary.
Garber Praises Harvard Legacy of Slavery Initiative at Radcliffe Anniversary
University President Alan M. Garber ’76 praised Harvard Radcliffe Institute Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin for her leadership on the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative and his academic freedom working group at a Radcliffe event on Thursday.
HLS Black Law Students Association Endorses Candidates to Serve as Next Dean
Harvard Law School’s Black Law Student Association endorsed professor David B. Wilkins ’77 and controversial former Winthrop House Faculty Deans Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and Stephanie R. Robinson in the search for a new dean.
Enrollment of Students of Color Drops 8 Percentage Points at Harvard Law School
The share of students of color enrolled in Harvard Law School’s J.D. Class of 2027 dropped by eight percentage points compared to last year, according to data released by HLS on Thursday.
HL Central Awards New Scholarship to 1L Student to Celebrate Group’s 25th Anniversary
HL Central — an unofficial nonprofit student organization at Harvard Law School — has pledged at least $500,000 to fund a $25,000 annual scholarship for one incoming first-year student over the next 20 years.
Former Tanzanian President and Mozambican Prime Minister Talk African Governance at IOP
The Former President of Tanzania, Jakaya M. Kikwete, and former Mozambican Prime Minister Luisa D. Diogo took the stage at the Institute of Politics on Monday to discuss the state of political governance in Africa.
Harvard Law School Is Looking for a New Dean. Here’s What You Need To Know.
As Harvard prepares to choose a new dean of the Law School, HLS faculty expressed support for a wide range of candidates, including interim Dean John C. P. Goldberg. But they all agreed on one thing: the next dean should come from within their own ranks.
Harvard Hillel, Chabad Organize Vigil To Mourn 6 Hostages Killed in Gaza
Roughly 200 Harvard affiliates attended a vigil on Sunday to mourn the lives of the six hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza and to demand the return of all the remaining hostages held captive by Hamas.
Former Penn President Liz Magill Appointed HLS Visiting Fellow
Former University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill will join Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession as a visiting senior fellow this fall, according to a recently updated copy of Magill’s curriculum vitae.
‘Impeccable’: Higher Education Experts Say Garber’s Academic Record May Spare Him From Scrutiny
Alan M. Garber ’76 comes into the Harvard presidency armed with a stacked resume: three degrees from Harvard and one from Stanford, time on both faculties, and more than a decade serving as Harvard’s second-highest administrator.
Harvard for Biden, Unburdened by What Has Been, Rebrands as Harvard for Harris
Harvard for Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and swiftly rebranded itself to Harvard for Harris after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday.
‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like’: Democracy Center Affiliates Rally to Protest Closing
Nearly 100 organizers, affiliates, and Cambridge residents gathered on Mount Auburn St. Sunday afternoon to protest the July 1 closing of the Democracy Center, a meeting place for activists and nonprofit organizations.
