http://www.law.harvard.edu/ Harvard University Law School News and Events en-US Copyright © 2008 The President and Fellows of Harvard College. http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/05/15_juniorfaculty.php Assistant Professors I. Glenn Cohen '03, Adriaan Lanni, Jed Shugerman, and Matthew Stephenson '03 each had papers selected for the ninth annual Stanford-Yale Junior Faculty Forum, which will take place at Yale Law School in June. Thu, 15 May 2008 15:16:26 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3892 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/05/14_konanova.php On May 7, Lena Konanova '08 capped off her law school experience by representing a client bringing a case of employment discrimination before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. The opportunity arose as part of her clinical placement in the Employment Civil Rights Clinic at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center. Wed, 14 May 2008 12:28:33 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3888 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/05/13_clinical.php Phil Malone and Wendy Jacobs '81 have been appointed clinical professors of law, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today. Both currently lecturers on law, Malone is a co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society's clinical program and Jacobs is director of the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:45:30 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3883 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/05/12_crew.php On April 26, the Harvard Law School crew team took home a first place finish in the International Graduate School Regatta. The regatta featured graduate school crews from Boston College, the University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, MIT, Yale, and Harvard. Mon, 12 May 2008 10:34:59 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3882 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/05/07_openaccess.php In a move that will disseminate faculty research and scholarship as broadly as possible, the Harvard Law School faculty unanimously voted last week to make each faculty member’s scholarly articles available online for free, making HLS the first law school to commit to open access. Wed, 07 May 2008 10:19:00 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3870 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/05/06_kessler.php David Kessler '09 will have an article published in the January 2009 edition of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Though students regularly publish "notes" in law reviews and journals, it is more unusual for them to have articles published. Tue, 06 May 2008 12:46:29 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3869 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/05/05_foreclosures.php At a time when increased home foreclosures are forcing many renters out of their homes, two HLS clinical instructors at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center have written a comprehensive guide on tenants' rights after foreclosure. The guide, written by instructors Esme Caramello '99 and Rafael Mares '99, will be featured in the forthcoming edition of Legal Tactics, published by the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. Mon, 05 May 2008 15:41:32 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3863 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/04/30_palfrey.php John G. Palfrey '01 has been appointed associate dean of library and information resources and a tenured professor of law, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:04:46 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3858 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/04/29_aaas.php Harvard Law School Professors William J. Stuntz and Elizabeth Warren are amongst the new class of members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious scholarly societies. Members are chosen on the basis of "preeminent contributions to their disciplines and to society at large." Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:08:01 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3853 http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/04/24_zoellick.php Robert B. Zoellick '81, president of the World Bank Group, was recently on the law school campus to receive the HLS Association Award in recognition of his leadership and dedication to public service. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:37:43 -0400 http://www.law.harvard.edu/xml/rss/image.php?eventid=3849