During a recent conference on collective wisdom organized by Professor Jon Elster of the College de France in Paris, Harvard Law School Professor Adrian Vermeule '93 presented a working paper debunking the idea that several minds are always better than one in legal decision-making. [Fri, 15 Aug 2008]
In response to a recent New York Times article about how alumni magazines are struggling to compete with social networking websites like Facebook, the Berkman Center's Digital Natives project spoke with Cathy Chute, the publisher of the Harvard Magazine. [Fri, 01 Aug 2008]
Newly appointed Professor Jonathan Zittrain '95 spoke about "The Future of the Internet" at the Berkman@10 Conference earlier this spring. [Fri, 20 Jun 2008]
Professor Daryl Levinson was awarded the prestigious Sacks Freund Award for excellence in teaching during Class Day exercises on Wednesday, June 4. [Fri, 13 Jun 2008]
"Dare every day to manifest your authenticity."
That was the message delivered by Cory Booker, the 36th mayor of Newark, N.J. to the graduating class of Harvard Law School in a Class Day address last week. [Tue, 10 Jun 2008]
Harvard Law School held its annual Class Day exercises today in the Ames Courtroom. The event showcases the winners of several student awards, the Sacks-Freund Teaching Award, and the Suzanne L. Richardson Staff Recognition Award. The keynote speaker was Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, New Jersey. [Wed, 04 Jun 2008]
Michael Brown '88 recently spoke about how his time at Harvard Law School inspired him and his classmate Alan Khazei '87 to found City Year, a successful national service program that was the inspiration for the formation of AmeriCorps. Brown spoke at a luncheon event during this spring's class reunions. [Thu, 22 May 2008]
Calling this year's campaign "the most fascinating race here in this country in a half century," political analyst David Gergen said the campaign’s robust quality has captured the world’s attention. [Fri, 09 May 2008]
On April 10th, Harvard Law School held its 15th Annual Public Interest Auction. Auctioneers Dean Elena Kagan '86 and Professor Jonathan Zittrain '95 embraced this year’s auction theme, donning hard hats as they fielded bids on items ranged from whitewater rafting in Maine to a poker night with the dean. [Tue, 22 Apr 2008]