News Archive
2002/06
- Colloquium Examines Risk-Based Capital Standards
- The Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems held a colloquium today that examined risk-based capital standards. Participants explored how capital requirements are currently determined for various financial firms and how they should be determined in the future. The discussion was extremely timely as capital standards are currently under active review by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision which is responsible for setting capital standards for internationally active banks. [Wed, 26 Jun 2002]
- HLS: A Training Ground for Legal Teachers
- Doug Kysar '98 arrived at Harvard Law School in 1995 fully expecting to become a practicing attorney. But, in a sense, the law school talked him out of it. An unexpected chance to be a teaching assistant gave Kysar a taste of the academic life, and he had an epiphany: Practicing law was no longer enough. Kysar had to teach it. [Fri, 21 Jun 2002]
- Changes to the First-Year Program
- Welcome to the new 1L, where the seven smaller sections look like a cross between an intellectual salon, a social club, and a summer camp. Equally important, though, is what's going on inside the classroom. Class sizes slashed nearly in half. Written feedback guaranteed well before finals. More freedom to choose faculty advisers and spring electives. [Mon, 10 Jun 2002]
- View Harvard University's 351st Commencement Live.
- Former U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan will deliver the keynote address. [Thu, 06 Jun 2002]
- Gonzales Urges Graduates to Pursue Public Service
- Citing the attacks of September 11 in a call to public service, White House Counsel and Harvard Law graduate Alberto Gonzales urged Class of 2002 graduates to consider the responsibilities lawyers have to the Constitution. [Thu, 06 Jun 2002]
- Alford Named Faculty Director of Graduate Program
- Dean Robert Clark has announced that William Alford, the Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, has been named faculty director of Graduate and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. Alford's appointment will be effective on July 1. [Wed, 05 Jun 2002]
- Gonzales to Deliver 2002 Class Day Address
- On Wednesday, June 5, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales will deliver Harvard Law School's 2002 Class Day address. The speech will begin at 2:30 p.m. on the steps of Langdell Hall on the Law School campus. For the first time in the Law School's history, the speech will be webcast live for those unable to attend the event. [Mon, 03 Jun 2002]