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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.
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Byse Receives HLSA Award
September 28, 2000
Clark Byse received the Harvard Law School Association Award in June 2000.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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School Hosts First Celebration of Black Alumni
September 28, 2000
HLS hosts A Celebration of Black Alumni to honor the more than 1,600 black students who have graduated from the School.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Soul Searching
September 28, 2000
Robert Kurson must have been lying. Surely, thought his prospective employer, no authentic graduate of Harvard Law School would want a menial, entry-level job. Robert…
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2000-01 Wasserstein Fellows
September 23, 2000
Eight Visiting Wasserstein Fellows and one Fellow-in-Residence have been named at Harvard Law School. The program brings outstanding public interest attorneys from across the country to campus for one or two days each to counsel and advise law students about public service. Wasserstein Fellows are selected based on the breadth and diversity of their public interest experiences, their ability to advise students and the areas of expertise that interest current students.
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U.S. and Japanese Financial Experts to Meet
September 14, 2000
United States Under Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner and Haruhiko Kuroda, Japanese Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, will be keynote speakers at the third annual Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: An Agenda for Japan and the United States. The Symposium, to be held in Bretton Woods, NH on Sept. 15-17, 2000, will be attended by 80 senior government policy makers, academics, and bankers.
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Celebration of Black Alumni
September 12, 2000
Harvard Law School will host on September 22-24 "A Celebration of Black Alumni" on the Law School's campus. This inaugural event will celebrate the more than 1500 Black graduates of the Law School.
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Sears Prizes Awarded
September 7, 2000
Harvard Law School has awarded the Joshua Montgomery Sears, Jr. prize to four students for academic achievement. The prizes are awarded annually, one to each of the two students receiving the highest averages in the work of the first year, and one to each of the two students receiving the highest averages in the work of the second year.