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  • Harvard Law School Welcomes New Students

    August 30, 2001

    In his welcoming address, Dean Robert C. Clark called the incoming class, trailblazers as important as the Law School's first class in 1817. Clark noted that the incoming J.D. class will be divided into seven sections instead of the traditional four. This will result in smaller class sizes and greater student-faculty interaction.

  • Ogletree Presented with Houston Medallion

    August 29, 2001

    Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree has been awarded the 2001 Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit by the Washington Bar Association. The award was presented in honor of Ogletree's work promoting social justice and equality.

  • A Conversation with Jenö Staehelin

    July 12, 2001

    Jenö Staehelin LL.M. ’65 is the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations. A member of the HLS Dean’s Advisory Board, Staehelin last fall hosted more…

  • In Memoriam – Summer 2001 Bulletin

    July 6, 2001

    1920-29 | 1930-39 | 1940-49 | 1950-59 | 1960-69 | 1970-79 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 1920-1929 William W. Johnson ’22-’23 of Aurora, Ind., died January 28, 2001. He worked for Union…

  • The Dean Saves the Day

    July 1, 2001

    For Dean Robert Clark ’72 it was just another day at the office when students in the Drama Society’s spring parody, License to Bill, called…

  • Charles Ogeltree stands in front of a brick building

    Breaking the Chain

    July 1, 2001

    Professor Charles Ogletree Jr. '78 and Randall Robinson '70 want to educate Americans about the lasting impact of slavery. A lawsuit will be part of that education.

  • Lillian R. Berkman

    July 1, 2001

    Lillian R. Berkman, who with her late husband, Jack Berkman ’29, established the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School in 1997,…

  • The World Court

    July 1, 2001

    By the 20th time Wade Coriell ’01 argued for this year’s Philip C. Jessup International Moot Law Court Competition, he was certain he could respond…

  • An Essay by H. John Rogers ’66: Return of the Provincial Son

    July 1, 2001

    Harvard Law School is one of the few things that I have encountered in life that’s as good as it’s cracked up to be. For…

  • The Censor and the Civil Libertarian

    July 1, 2001

    In two new books, a TV censor writes about what he saw and an anti-censorship attorney writes about what children should see.

  • A Royall Find

    July 1, 2001

    An HLS treasure has found its way home. The iron seal, once used by Isaac Royall, who funded the University’s first chair in the law,…

  • Not Your Father’s Harvard Law School

    July 1, 2001

    The current Strategic Plan builds on changes that have taken place at HLS over the last 30 years.

  • Harvard Schools Host First JD/MBA Reunion

    July 1, 2001

    They called themselves orphans, pearls without a string, and the lost graduates. But on April 5 and 6, these wayward souls found a home, when…

  • The Voters’ Advocate

    July 1, 2001

    Scott Harshbarger '68, the president of Common Cause, is charged with reinvigorating the venerable watchdog organization.

  • LIPP Program Expands

    July 1, 2001

    Beginning in July, Harvard Law School graduates will have a greater opportunity for loan forgiveness due to recently announced changes in the Low Income Protection…

  • In the Money

    July 1, 2001

    Many alumni have made a fortune for their clients and themselves in the investment world. Five of them talk about how they do it--and why stock market fluctuations don't keep them up at night.

  • Naming Rights…and Wrongs

    July 1, 2001

    Certain lawyers might say that it depends on what the definition of “at” is. Technically, the National College for DUI Defense was held “at” Harvard…

  • A Lodge Out West

    July 1, 2001

    In the land of the bean and the cod (that’s Boston for those of you who have forgotten), it was once said that the Cabots…

  • Power to the People

    July 1, 2001

    Matthew Freedman ’99 is all charged up. Just ask him about the deregulation of California’s utilities. He’ll tell you in passionate detail the tortuous story…

  • The Times According to William Proctor

    July 1, 2001

    William Proctor ’66 recognizes the New York Times’s preeminence as the country’s newspaper of record. That’s why he reads it every morning, and why he’s…

  • Bush Taps HLS Grads for Administration

    July 1, 2001

    A new president may occupy the White House, but Harvard Law remains well represented at the top of government. So far, President George W. Bush…