Themes
Alumni Focus
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An Appealing Place
June 27, 2023
Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod ’92 has long gravitated toward the courtroom.
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Working for the People
June 27, 2023
Students in the Semester in Washington Clinic spend a spring semester in the nation’s capital, working full time at a government agency and attending classes on policymaking
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Working for the People: David Ryan ’17
June 27, 2023
David Ryan can’t get too specific about his work at the U.S. Department of Justice. And that’s probably a good thing,
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Working for the People: Elizabeth Arkell ’17
June 27, 2023
Like a detective, Elizabeth Arkell enjoys sifting through information, painstakingly piecing together facts, and then applying them to the law.
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Working for the People: Demarquin Johnson ’20
June 27, 2023
Not everyone can say they are working at their dream job. Demarquin Johnson can.
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Working for the People: Vanessa Strobbe ’12
June 27, 2023
“There is no winning in a prosecution,” says Vanessa Strobbe ’12. “That’s someone’s father, that’s someone’s son, who’s going to jail.”
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For a lucky few students, experiences in other countries led to unexpected connections.
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Putting children first legally, politically, economically
April 26, 2023
Drexel University Professor Adam Benforado ’05 says the nation disregards children's rights, and fails to protect them and create conditions so they can thrive.
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Four to be honored with Harvard Medal
April 25, 2023
Rya W. Zobel L.L.B. ’56 is one of four who will receive the 2023 Harvard Medal in recognition of extraordinary service to the University.
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A clinic fact-finding mission on the Thai-Burma border changed the course of Jason Gelbort’s career.
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It started the summer he first hunted Nazis
April 7, 2023
With decades of experience prosecuting war crimes, Eli Rosenbaum '80 turns his attention to Russia.
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In Memoriam: Patricia Schroeder ’64
March 17, 2023
Patricia Schroeder ’64, a feminist pathbreaker in Congress, who served as U.S. representative from Colorado from 1973 to 1997, died on March 13. She was 82.
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Through the years: Women at Harvard Law School
March 16, 2023
Since the first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School in 1953, women have made their mark.
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Celebrating 70: Milestones and Moments
March 16, 2023
The first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School 70 years ago this spring. A look back at moments and milestones.
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We’ve come a long way
March 8, 2023
70 years on, Sondra Miller ’53 reflects on her experience as a member of the first class at Harvard Law School to include women.
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Chief counsel of a respected mid-’70s Senate inquiry into improper federal investigations says the credibility of the oversight function is at stake.
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‘In many, many ways this was my dream’
February 15, 2023
A Public Service Venture Fund Fellowship helped Lauren Herman ’13 launch an organization to help underserved communities in New Jersey.
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A Pioneering Woman
February 14, 2023
Seventy years ago this spring, the first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School. Sondra (Markowitz) Miller ’53 talks about her experience and her career