News Archive
2002/05
- Third-Year Papers Set the Stage
- A murder case unravels when the only witness rescinds his identification of the defendant and then winds up shot dead. The prosecutor tries forcing a mistrial to get a second chance at a conviction, outraging the defense attorney. The scene makes for good drama, as it should: It's an episode of the television series The Practice, broadcast on ABC in March and written by Peter Blake '95. That script began as his third-year paper at Harvard Law and later helped land Blake a full-time job as a television writer. [Wed, 29 May 2002]
- Alford Meets with China's President Zemin
- Harvard Law School Professor Bill Alford was part of a delegation, led by Harvard President Lawrence Summers, that recently traveled to China to meet with President Jiang Zemin and other political and academic leaders of the PRC. The meeting with President Jiang, which was held at the leadership's Zhongnanhai compound, lasted more than an hour and a half and covered a broad spectrum of issues ranging from the Chinese environment to the role of liberal arts education to the likely impact of the WTO and China on one another. [Fri, 24 May 2002]
- Lisa Dealy to Head Pro Bono Office
- Harvard Law School has announced that Lisa Dealy, formerly the director of the Law School's loan forgiveness and summer funding program, will head the School's Pro Bono Office. The office will direct the Law School's pro bono program which, beginning with next fall's incoming class, will require all students to perform a minimum of 40 hours of uncompensated public interest work. [Mon, 20 May 2002]
- Sports Clubs Make HLS a Smooth Ride
- While Harvard Law School launched several new initiatives this year to improve the quality of life on campus, many students still get their kicks the old-fashioned way--by playing games. Perhaps it's not surprising that a law school with its own social club, wine society, newspaper, drama society, and a cappella group would also offer competitive sports. But the opportunities available for players of all skill levels make sports teams at HLS something more than mere after-school activities. [Fri, 17 May 2002]
- Slaughter Named Dean of Woodrow Wilson School
- This morning Princeton University announced that Harvard Law School Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter has been selected as the dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Slaughter will begin her tenure at Princeton on September 1. [Tue, 14 May 2002]
- The World of Sports and Entertainment Law
- Professor Paul Weiler talks with Harvard Law Today about sports and entertainment law, athletes as role models, and Harvard Law School's role in the history of American football. [Fri, 10 May 2002]
- HLS Hosts Meeting of ALEA
- Harvard Law School recently hosted the 12th annual meeting of the American Law and Economics Association. The conference, which featured 28 panels with speakers presenting papers on different aspects of law and economics, was attended by more than 200 people from around the world. Topics explored in the panel discussions included bankruptcy law, patent law, and dispute resolution mechanisms. [Tue, 07 May 2002]
- Shavell and Slaughter Named Fellows at the AAAS
- Harvard Law School Professors Steven Shavell and Anne-Marie Slaughter were among five professors elected fellows in the field of law by the American Academy of Arts and Science. Fellows are nominated and elected for the lifetime appointment by members of their academic discipline--in this case, social sciences. The Academy will welcome this year's new fellows and foreign honorary members at the annual induction ceremony October. [Thu, 02 May 2002]