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Campus & Community
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On the heels of a special worship service at Memorial Church, Ruth Okediji spoke about the role of faith and worship music in the Civil Rights Movement, and some of her own favorite hymns.
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Experts at a Radcliffe event weigh whether ‘institutional neutrality’ is best way to encourage academic freedom and safeguard a core mission.
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With the Oscars upon us, Harvard Law faculty members share their favorite legal movies, tv shows, and characters.
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Margie Boone appointed new assistant dean for the Harvard Law School Office of Career Services
February 29, 2024
Margie Boone will serve as the new assistant dean for the Office of Career Services, or OCS, at Harvard Law School.
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Six Harvard Law artists participate in the 2024 Harvard Staff Art Show
February 28, 2024
Works by artists from across the university — including six from Harvard Law — are on display as part of the fourth annual Harvard Staff Art Show.
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Then & Now: Austin Hall
February 27, 2024
Austin Hall, built in 1883, is the first building to be erected on the Harvard Law School campus and is one of the oldest buildings in continuous use for law teaching in this country
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From around the world
February 20, 2024
On February 17, the Harvard Law School LL.M. Class of 2024 came together to share international food and drink, cultural displays, and music and dance performances from around the world.
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United Auto Workers leader Shawn Fain delivers keynote at Harvard Trade Union Program graduation
February 13, 2024
UAW president Shawn Fain addressed graduates of the Harvard Trade Union Program, recalling the historic success of recent negotiations and urging graduates not to sell themselves short.
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Harvard Law School helps you spread the love
February 11, 2024
Harvard Law Today is here again to offer a set of very thoughtful, very romantic, or very law school cards to send to your beloved.
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Harvard Dialogues: Mitt Romney on what really matters
January 24, 2024
At a Harvard Dialogues event, Utah senator, former governor, and successful business leader Mitt Romney reflects on global policy and personal values amid challenging times.
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Then & Now: Langdell Hall
January 23, 2024
A then and now look at Harvard Law School's Langdell Hall, the home of the most extensive academic law library in the world.
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‘Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella’
October 11, 2023
On Oct. 5, Harvard Law School hosted a special screening of "Without Precedent," a documentary about the life of former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella.
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‘Future Leaders’ find community and connection at Harvard Law
September 13, 2023
This July the inaugural cohort of 35 fellows gathered at HLS for a weeklong residency of the Future Leaders in Law Program.
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How to unwind and find your ‘happy place’
September 8, 2023
Members of the Harvard Law community discuss their favorite ways to loosen up and find their “happy place.”
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Dean Manning welcomes new students to Harvard Law School
August 24, 2023
Dean John F. Manning ’85 welcomed more than 700 candidates for the degrees of Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Doctor of Juridical Science to Harvard Law School.
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Welcoming our 100th LL.M. class
August 16, 2023
Harvard Law School’s Graduate Program has officially welcomed the LL.M. Class of 2024 to campus.
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More than 130 Harvard Law School staff donated their time and talent for HLS Week of Service, held during the week of July 31 to August 4.
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Incoming Harvard Law students gather across the nation to build community, friendships
August 1, 2023
The Dean of Students Office invites new students to meet and greets in New York, D.C., Los Angeles, and Cambridge.
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Fighting for the freedom to practice religion in prison
July 12, 2023
Inmates have long had the freedom to exercise their religion in prison, but Damon Landor, a practicing Rastafarian, had his dreadlocks shaved against his will.
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Harvard Law School faculty members Michael Ashley Stein and Alexander Chen were recognized in May at affinity celebrations honoring graduates.
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In his Commencement address, Harvard Law Dean John F. Manning thanked the Class of 2023 for its commitment to public service and the law’s highest ideals, especially “in hard and uncertain times.”