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The HLS animal law program is trying to prove that better animal welfare is good for everyone

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Harvard University and the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, Massachusetts announced a cooperation agreement to strengthen their collaboration on future research and educational programming.

The Harvard Law School community cheered on the Crimson at Bright-Landry Hockey Center on Jan. 13 as the Harvard Men’s Hockey team took on Clarkson University.

A look back at our most ‘loved’ Instagram posts of 2022.

Harvard Law School students and staff share who (or what) they are most grateful for this Thanksgiving.

Dean John F. Manning ’85 invited members of the LL.M. Class of 2021, whose LL.M. year was entirely virtual, to experience life on campus and connect with each other in person.

Sasha, Harvard’s new community engagement dog, offers comfort, stress relief, and snuggles for the campus community.

Harvard Law School honored staff who have worked at HLS 15 years or longer at a staff appreciation luncheon in October.

Harvard Law School’s transfer students bring unique perspectives — and a deep enthusiasm — to the campus community.

Harvard Law Library receives collection of 5,000 photo and video files by Lolita Parker Jr. highlighting the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.

As students begin to settle in, Harvard Law Today has compiled a glossary of terms to help newcomers become better familiar with Harvard Law School and its environs.

In his first Harvard event since retiring from the Supreme Court in June, former Associate Justice Stephen Breyer spoke to incoming Harvard Law students about his time on the court, the job that most shaped his career as a jurist, and why his questions at oral argument were so famously idiosyncratic.

New Harvard Law students enjoy food and fun at the annual LAWn Party on Holmes Field.

Catherine Peshkin, assistant dean for Harvard Law School’s Graduate Program and International Legal Studies, looks back on her career and life-changing travels — and forward to a fun and productive year ahead.

In recent weeks, the Harvard Law School community has welcomed new cohorts of J.D., LL.M., S.J.D., and transfer students. Here is a selection of Harvard Law Today's coverage of orientation activities in, around — even beyond — the Cambridge campus.

Move-in day, receptions, dogs, and picnics: incoming students jump right into campus life.

Harvard Law Dean John F. Manning welcomes incoming law students, telling them the law offers “endless opportunities for lives of meaning and purpose.”

The Harvard Law School community welcomed the latest group of first-generation students to begin their studies.

As Orientation begins, Harvard Law School welcomes the LL.M. Class of 2023, along with new cohorts of S.J.D. and international exchange students.

Across the country and throughout the world, Harvard Law School Dean of Students events welcome incoming students to the Harvard Law community.