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John F. Manning
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Nikolas Bowie ’14, a scholar of constitutional law, local government law, and legal history, was named a professor of law at Harvard Law School.
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Jared Ellias, a specialist in the study of corporate bankruptcies, joins the Harvard Law faculty
June 9, 2022
Jared Ellias, a bankruptcy law expert and corporate governance scholar, is joining Harvard Law School as a professor of law.
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Anna Lvovsky, a scholar on American legal history and criminal procedure, named professor of law
June 9, 2022
Anna Lvovsky ’13 has been promoted to professor of law at Harvard Law School. A scholar of criminal law and procedure, constitutional law, and evidence, she joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 2017.
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Elizabeth Warren offered advice and encouragement at a special in-person Commencement celebration for the Classes of 2020 and 2021.
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Gallery: Harvard Law School Class Day 2022
May 25, 2022
Read more: Harvard Law School celebrates the Class of 2022 View full gallery (23 images)…
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Professor Guy-Uriel E. Charles, the Charles Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery
April 28, 2022
A report issued by the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery recounts the many ways Harvard University participated in, and profited from, slavery. Harvard leaders and scholars examine the report and its implications for the future.
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Understanding the legacy of slavery
April 28, 2022
Following the release of a report by the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery, Harvard Law Dean John F. Manning has announced initiatives to honor the enslaved people whose labor generated wealth that contributed to Harvard Law School’s founding.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, a 1996 graduate of Harvard Law School, was confirmed today as the 116th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. With the Senate's confirmation, Jackson will become first Black female justice in the Court's 233-year history.
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Former San Antonio mayor and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro is adding professor to his resume. A son of San Antonio's Westside, Castro will pull from his experiences on the local and federal level to teach a Harvard Law School course on leadership and urban America. ... Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Harvard Law School Professor John F. Manning spoke of Castro's preparedness for a role in higher education in a statement for the announcement. “Secretary Castro has been a thoughtful and impactful public servant at both the local and federal levels, and we are delighted that he will share with our students the deep insights and experience he has gained relating to cities and housing in the 21st century,” Manning, a 1985 Harvard graduate, said. “I’m thrilled to welcome him back to HLS.”
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Former secretary of housing and urban development Julián Castro named Klinsky Professor of Practice for Leadership and Progress
March 21, 2022
Former San Antonio mayor and HUD secretary Julián Castro ’00 was named the Klinsky Professor of Practice for Leadership and Progress. He will teach a course next fall on leadership in urban communities.
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Sharon Block, a labor policy expert who most recently served as acting administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Biden administration, has been appointed professor of practice.
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Stephen L. Ball ’10 joins Harvard Law School as dean of students
February 17, 2022
Stephen L. Ball ’10 has been appointed Harvard Law School’s new dean of students, starting March 7.
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Remembering Alan Stone 1929–2022
February 4, 2022
Alan A. Stone, the Touroff- Glueck Professor of Law and Psychiatry Emeritus in the faculty of law and the faculty of medicine at Harvard, died Jan. 23. He was 92.
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Monica E. Monroe named assistant dean for community engagement, equity, and belonging
February 3, 2022
Monica E. Monroe has been named Harvard Law School’s new assistant dean for community engagement, equity, and belonging.
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Pragmatic Justice
January 27, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer ’64, who focused on the consequences of his judicial decisions, has announced that he will step down after more than a quarter century on the Court.
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Meredith D.L. Boak ’12 has been appointed Harvard Law School’s assistant dean for Clinical and Pro Bono Programs, replacing Lisa Dealy, who retired in May after 30 years at the law school.
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In Memoriam: Lani Guinier 1950 – 2022
January 7, 2022
Lani Guinier, the first African-American woman to be tenured at Harvard Law School and an influential scholar who devoted her life to justice, equality, empowerment, and democracy, died Jan. 7.
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In Memoriam: Lloyd L. Weinreb: 1936–2021
December 26, 2021
Described as one of the great figures in the history of Harvard Law School, Lloyd L. Weinreb ’62, a leading authority on criminal and copyright law, and an HLS professor for nearly a half-century, died Dec. 15, at the age of 85.
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In Memoriam: Jerome Rappaport: 1927 – 2021
December 6, 2021
Jerome “Jerry” Rappaport ’49, a philanthropist who promoted civil discourse at Harvard Law School for more than 70 years, died on December 6 at the age of 94.
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In Memoriam: Philip B. Heymann 1932 – 2021
December 4, 2021
A highly principled public official and beloved colleague, Heymann had a distinguished career in academia, and serving in four presidential administrations, including in the solicitor general’s office under President John F. Kennedy, in several U.S. State Department jobs for Lyndon Johnson, as a Watergate prosecutor, as assistant attorney general during the Carter administration, and as deputy attorney general under Bill Clinton.