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  • Professor Levine to Testify on Airline Mergers

    January 31, 2001

    Michael Levine, adjunct professor of law at Harvard Law School, will testify as an expert witness on airline mergers before a hearing of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee tomorrow morning. The hearing chaired by Arizona Sen. John McCain will examine the proposed acquisition of Trans World Airlines (TWA) by American Airlines.

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    Professor Alford Recognized for International Work

    January 9, 2001

    Last month, William P. Alford, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law and director of East Asian Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, was the guest of President and Mrs. Clinton at a White House dinner honoring Special Olympics.

  • HLS to Hold Latino Alumni Conference

    November 6, 2000

    Following up on its highly successful "Celebration of Black Alumni" in September, Harvard Law School will kick off its Latino Alumni Conference on December 1st in San Antonio, Texas. The three-day conference is sponsored by the Harvard Law School Association's Latino Committee and will recognize and honor the accomplishments of Latino alumni around the world.

  • Bebchuk in American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    October 16, 2000

    Harvard Law School Professor Lucian A. Bebchuk was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences during a ceremony at the Academy's Cambridge, Mass. headquarters on Friday, October 14.

  • Shavell Named Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law

    October 6, 2000

    Harvard Law School Professor Steven Shavell has been named the Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law. The professorship honors Samuel R. Rosenthal, Class of 1924, an estate and probate attorney, philanthropist and rare-book collector. Rosenthal died in 1994 at the age of 95.

  • Armini Named Director of Communications

    October 4, 2000

    Michael Armini has been appointed Director of Communications at Harvard Law School, a newly created position. Armini served most recently as Director of Public Affairs at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Prior to his experience at Harvard, Armini worked primarily in the political arena as a press secretary for a Member of Congress and for a gubernatorial candidate in Massachusetts.

  • Profile – Bennet Boskey ’39: Not Shy, Not Retiring

    September 28, 2000

    As a student at HLS, Bennett Boskey ’39 took the name of one of his courses literally. In Conflict of Laws, with Professor Erwin Griswold…

  • Commencement 2000

    September 28, 2000

    The Class of 2000—552 J.D.’s, 135 LL.M.’s, and 11 S.J.D.’s—received diplomas and 34 International Tax Program students received certificates at HLS Commencement ceremonies on June 8.

  • Byse Receives HLSA Award

    September 28, 2000

    Clark Byse received the Harvard Law School Association Award in June 2000.

  • Charlotte Armstrong Named Harvard Medalist

    September 28, 2000

    Charlotte Armstrong ’53 was awarded a Harvard Medal at the annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association on June 8.

  • Recent Faculty Honors

    September 28, 2000

    Professor William Alford ’77 has been named an honorary fellow of the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Science, honorary professor of…

  • All Politics Is Local at Appleseed

    September 28, 2000

    Harvard Law School's Appleseed Electorial Reform Project, inaugurated last summer seeks to increase voter participation and ensure that residents’ interests are represented through lawmakers and by the referendum process.

  • HLS Appoints New Faculty

    September 28, 2000

    In addition to Janet Halley, HLS has appointed five new professors to the faculty, the largest addition of new faculty members during Robert Clark’s deanship,…

  • Sander Steps Down as Associate Dean

    September 28, 2000

    Since 1987 the size of the Law School curriculum has increased by nearly 20 percent. And the job of putting the teaching program together each…

  • Stanford’s Halley Named Professor at HLS

    September 28, 2000

    Janet Halley, an authority on legal issues surrounding gender, identity, and sexual orientation, has been appointed professor of law at HLS. “Janet Halley is one…

  • Alumni Create Immigration Clinic Fellowship

    September 28, 2000

    Erik Gerding ’98 knew that fundraising, even for a good cause, is never easy. But as it turns out, when the cause is the Harvard…

  • The Bill of Wrongs

    September 28, 2000

    The word leaps off the page. It is unmistakable, unavoidable. Nigger. In Bryonn Bain’s view, the word still resonates in the heart and soul of…

  • At Loggerheads

    September 28, 2000

    For Minneapolis-based lawyer Stephen Young ’74, a tree is just a tree. Yet for others, he contends, trees are sacred objects. Last October, Young brought…

  • Intern Sent To Outskirts

    September 28, 2000

    Henry Stern ’57 said no to Monica Lewinsky. The New York City parks commissioner recently ruled that the infamous White House intern could not swing…

  • Law School Graduate Serves up Kosher Haikus with a Side of Chutzpah

    September 28, 2000

    You were expecting Shakespeare? We hope not, because this is a story about a different kind of bard. Call him the bard of oy vey.

  • Stooge Searching

    September 28, 2000

    In its storied history, Harvard Law School has produced presidents, senators, knights, CEOs, professors, attorneys general, and Supreme Court justices. But only now can the…