HLS News October 2006

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  VIDEO: American Express CEO speaks to fellow graduates

  Kenneth Chenault, the CEO of American Express and a 1976 Harvard Law graduate, returned to Cambridge this weekend to speak at the school's fall reunion exercises. Well-known for his record of reorganizing American Express in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Chenault spoke about the value of legal education in preparing people for the uncertainties of life.
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  HLS grad becomes U.S. attorney in Florida

  On Wednesday, October 25, Harvard Law graduate R. Alexander Acosta ’94, was formally sworn in as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Jr.
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  HLS recognizes 20 years of PIFS accomplishments

  On Thursday, October 19, the Program on International Financial Systems celebrated its 20th anniversary, honoring two decades of commitment to international financial law.
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  An op-ed by Clinical Professor Robert Bordone and student Albert Chang: Real Superpowers Negotiate

  The following op-ed, Real Superpowers Negotiate, was published in the Washington Post on October 26, 2006: The Administration's North Korea policy of "ABC" - Anything But Clinton - needs revision.
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  HLS students explore the impact of trauma on learning

  On Tuesday, October 17, four HLS students at the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative -- a partnership between HLS' Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center and Massachusetts Advocates for Children -- took part in a symposium to educate teachers on how trauma impacts a child's learning.
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  Peace psychology work brings award for Shapiro

  The American Psychological Association recently named HLS lecturer Daniel Shapiro the recipient of their Early Career Award, recognizing young scholars who have made significant contributions to research and practice in peace psychology.
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  Professors Minow and Blum weigh in on detainee bill

  The following op-ed was published in the Boston Globe on October 18, 2006: Before enacting the "Detainee Bill" (otherwise known as the Military Commissions Act) two weeks ago, Congress should have spent more time learning from the Israeli experience.
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  An op-ed by Professor Alan Dershowitz: Warming Up to Torture?

  The following op-ed was published in the LA Times on October 17, 2006: Several years ago, I provoked a storm of controversy by advocating "torture warrants" as a way of creating accountability for the use of torture in terrorism cases.
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  HLS faculty unanimously approves first-year curricular reform

  The Harvard Law School faculty unanimously adopted a reform of the required first-year curriculum yesterday, after a three-year process of study and consultation with legal academics, faculty from other professional schools, and practicing lawyers.
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  Conversation with Professor Jody Freeman on environmental law

  Professor Jody Freeman LL.M. '91 S.J.D. '95 joined the faculty last year and became director of the Environmental Law Program. One year in, Freeman discusses her work and goals for the program with Harvard Law Today.
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  HLS students lead Great Lakes AIDS policy summit

  HLS students recently teamed up with Robert Greenwald, a clinical instructor at the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center’s Health Law Clinic, to lead a two-day policy session for members of the Great Lakes AIDS Policy Consortium.