Administrative Updates Archive

2009/04

Notices: USB Flash Drives $6: Papers, music and pictures don't have to go if your hard drive dies! Buy a flash drive and backup your life today! [Tue, 28 Apr 2009]
General Interest: Women: Become a WLA Big Sister!: You do not have to be a member of WLA to participate, and we are looking for a diverse group of women to serve as Big Sisters. [Tue, 28 Apr 2009]
Jobs: Summer Research Assistant: Professor Morton Horwitz wishes to hire a summer research assistant, preferably with a history background. [Tue, 28 Apr 2009]
Fellowships: Petrie-Flom Student Fellowship 2009-2010: The Petrie-Flom Center Student Fellowship program is designed to support graduate students from across Harvard University interested in carrying out independent research in topics at the intersection of health law and policy. [Tue, 28 Apr 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Research Assistant needed during this summer and the 2009-2010 academic year to help Professor Coquillette on writing the bicentennial history of Harvard Law School, particularly during the early 1900s. [Tue, 28 Apr 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Approximately 20-25 hours per week to conduct research regarding climate change issues [Fri, 24 Apr 2009]
Spring 2009 Course/Book Information: Law and Economics Seminar 4/28: David Weisbach (Chicago) will present his paper "The Design of a Carbon Tax" at 5pm-6.30pm in Griswold 110 on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 [Fri, 24 Apr 2009]
General Interest: 4th annual National Alcohol Screen on Friday, April 24, between 10:00 am and 6:00: (NASD) will provide students with information about alcohol and health as well as free, anonymous screening for alcohol use problems. [Wed, 22 Apr 2009]
General Interest: REMINDER: Applications to be an editor for the JLME are due today: JLME is a professional multi-disciplinary journal, and HLS students are responsible for writing and editing articles for the recent developments section. [Mon, 20 Apr 2009]
General Interest: The Student Bar Association is hosting a panel on on-campus mental health services: Tuesday 4/21 from 12 to 12:50 in Hauser 102. [Mon, 20 Apr 2009]
Library: Research Consultations for the Written Work Requirement: The reference librarians invite you to make an appointment to talk with one of us about your Written Work Requirement research strategy. [Fri, 17 Apr 2009]
Notices: Coop members get 15% off any Aspen Study Guide from April 22-May 8: This is only being done at the Harvard Law Coop at 1678 Massachusetts Ave. [Fri, 17 Apr 2009]
Competitions: EALS Accepting Paper Submissions for Yong Kim '95 Memorial Prize: The Prize is awarded to the author of the best paper concerning the law or legal history of the nations and peoples of East Asia or concerning issues of law as it pertains to U.S.-East Asia relations. [Fri, 17 Apr 2009]
Notices: RSVP by Monday, April 20th to the Class of 2009 Dean's Dinner: The dinner will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at the Charles Hotel. [Thu, 16 Apr 2009]
Library: Library Offers Free Starbucks Coffee Cards: The Harvard Law School Library is looking for several HLS student or faculty volunteers to help with web site usability testing. [Thu, 16 Apr 2009]
Library: Kenneth Crews on Protecting Your Scholarship: The Harvard Law School Library and the Harvard Office of Scholarly Communication, and the Berkman Center are collaborating again to bring you another great speaker. [Thu, 16 Apr 2009]
Notices: Deadline to order Academic Regalia is April 15th: Please note: In order to walk in the events that take place on Commencement Day, all graduates must be in academic regalia. [Fri, 10 Apr 2009]
Jobs: Green Living Representative: Join a team of four HLS students working to engage dorm residents and the entire student community in Harvard's Greenhouse Gas Commitment and Sustainability Principles. [Fri, 10 Apr 2009]
Competitions: Transatlantic Negotiation Simulation 2009: We would like to bring to your attention a great opportunity to practice your negotiation skills: a pilot transatlantic negotiation simulation taking place this April.(April 18 through April 30, 2009) [Fri, 10 Apr 2009]
General Interest: Summer International Travel Information Sessions: For students traveling abroad this summer, a pre-departure session will provide information about health, safety, and other travel considerations, as well as interaction among students who are going to particular regions and those who have spent time there. [Fri, 10 Apr 2009]
Spring 2009 Course/Book Information: Law and Economics Seminar 4/14: Robert Sitkoff (Harvard) will present his paper "The Equal Bequest Puzzle: A Legal Perspective" at 5pm-6.30pm in Griswold 110 on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at the Law and Economics Seminar. [Fri, 10 Apr 2009]
Clinical: Making Rights Real: The Ghana Project - EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: The application deadline for Professor White's Fall/Winter term course and clinical Making Rights Real: The Ghana Project has been extended to Monday, April 13 at 5:00pm. [Fri, 10 Apr 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Benjamin Sachs is seeking a research assistant with a background in psychology or social psychology. [Fri, 03 Apr 2009]
Clinical: Making Rights Real: The Ghana Project: In the Fall and Winter Terms of 2009-10, Professor Lucie White will offer a clinical course in which a small group of HLS students will work on a grassroots Right to Health Campaign in a high poverty region of Ghana. [Fri, 03 Apr 2009]
Library: Workshops: Getting Ready for Summer: This month, the library is leading research workshops to help you prepare for your summer job. [Fri, 03 Apr 2009]
Fellowships: Fellowships in Law and Economics: Students wishing to apply for a John M. Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics should apply on the Olin Center website at www.law.harvard.edu/programs/olin_center/fellowships.php. [Thu, 02 Apr 2009]
Library: 1hr Focus Group ($20 Starbucks Giftcards): We're looking for HLS students to give feedback about several proposed re-designs of a Law Library topical research website. [Thu, 02 Apr 2009]
Spring 2009 Course/Book Information: Law and Economics Seminar 4/7: Keith Hylton (BU) will present his paper "The Economics of Injunctive and Reverse Settlements" at 5pm-6.30pm in Griswold 110 on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at the Law and Economics Seminar. [Thu, 02 Apr 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Needed Immediately: $14/hr. The Harvard Law School Career Study documents and compares the careers of some 3,000 HLS alumni from the 1960s and the classes of 1975, 1985, 1995, and 2000. [Thu, 02 Apr 2009]
General Interest: NSLA Symposium: "Immigration and National Security": Conference will be on Friday, April 3 in John Chipman Gray, 9AM-4PM. [Thu, 02 Apr 2009]