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Beyond Discourse Dumpster Fires: Strategies and Tools for Better Online Civil Space

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Last year some economists documented something both surprising and sensible about social media: many people would pay a lot to keep using their favorite platforms, and they would pay a lot if all those platforms could disappear for everyone. They describe today’s major social media as a “collective trap”: the traffic…

Berkman Klein Center Public Discourse Student Lunch & Learn

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

A student-focused lunch and learn event, offering an opportunity to connect with BKC staff and representatives from tech-related campus organizations and centers at Harvard. Discover ways to get involved with the Berkman Klein Center, including research and student work, events, and immersing in the BKC community. Drop in for 15…

Harvard Law School Project on Disability Open House: HPOD’s Annual Community Gathering to Connect and Preview Opportunities to Advance Disability Rights

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Each year, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD) welcomes the community to learn more about its ongoing research, capacity-building, and awareness-raising activities aimed at enabling civil society to undertake informed disability rights advocacy across an array of issue areas. Join the HPOD team once again this year on September 12th,…

WLA General Body Meeting

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Please join us for the first Women’s Law Association general body meeting of the year! This will be an opportunity to learn more about WLA, meet board members, and hear about the WLA committee’s work. Lunch will be provided. We will send the location in our newsletter. Subscribe to our…

BSA Presents: Note-Taking Panel

12:20 pm - 1:20 pm

Join the Board of Student Advisers (BSA) and the Academic Resources Center (ARC) for a panel on note-taking. BSAs will be sharing their tips and tricks for effective note-taking during class and while doing readings. Lunch provided! Note that this event is geared towards 1Ls and transfer students.

Lexis/Westlaw Lunch and Info session

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

Westlaw/Lexis Introduction and lunch event
Join us for a pizza lunch hosted by the Lexis and Westlaw representatives. The session will introduce 1Ls and LLMs to both systems and will provide you with several important tips prior to beginning your research for your upcoming memos. If you plan on…

Legal Concepts in a Digitally Oriented Consumer World

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

In today’s digitally oriented world, consumers are constantly and consistently engaging with marketing in a digital context, and marketers are increasingly utilizing methods that employ AI to enhance opportunities that provide consumer value. However, AI, along with other emerging and new technologies, raises various legal issues, including concerns about intellectual…

Lunch Talk with Jeff Pash, NFL General Counsel

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Join the Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law and the Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law on Thursday, September 12 for a discussion with Jeff Pash, the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NFL. Mr. Pash will discuss his career as well as current legal and business events…

After India’s Elections: A Conversation on Democracy and Dissent

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

In light of the recent elections in India, the results of which came out this summer, we are at a crucial juncture to explore the state of freedom and dissent in the world’s largest democracy. Suchitra Vijayan is an award-winning journalist and photographer, whose recent books include How Long Can…

APALSA Fall General Body Meeting #1

5:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Welcome and welcome back APALSA members! Enjoy a delicious dinner, meet new and old friends, learn what APALSA is all about, and meet your SibFams as we kick off an amazing year.

Equal Democracy Project General Body Meeting

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join EDP for its first general body meeting of the semester. Meet our new members, greet returning ones, and learn about our plans for the semester, from partnerships with voting rights organizations, new civic engagement opportunities, and election protection work in November! Dinner will be provided.

Welcome Back Event

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Welcome and welcome back Lambdans! Get to know each other and meet returning members at the Pub Thursday evening!…