Annette Gordon-Reed ’84 on her home state of Texas' complex history.
HLS Bulletin: Sumer 2021 Issue
The Influence of Critical Legal Studies
A film by Jeannie Suk Gersen highlights the drama and import of the movement.
By the time Gersen was a first-year law student at HLS, the Critical Legal Studies movement had been pronounced dead. And yet “every corner you turned and every closet you opened at the law school, there it would be, in some sort of zombie or ghost-like form,” she recalls.
Recent Highlights
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Jeanne Tai, who influenced the careers of a generation of lawyers around the globe, retires
Jeanne Tai, who as a senior administrator at the HLS Graduate Program and International Legal Studies has deeply influenced the careers of thousands of lawyers and legal academics around the world, will retire on June 15 after 24 years at Harvard Law School.
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Harvard Law School Project on Disability provides legal support during pandemic
Knowing that people with disabilities would be especially vulnerable during the pandemic to problems with healthcare access and other issues, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability turned its attention early on to COVID-related initiatives and advocacy.
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Should convicted felons serve on juries?
Premal Dharia, inaugural director of Harvard Law School’s Institute to End Mass Incarceration, recently moderated a discussion on felons and jury service.
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‘They’re lying to the public’
The Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy Clinic made a startling discovery about a USDA policy while working to promote better standards of care for primates in medical research facilities.
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Summations
Graduating students share thoughts on their aspirations, challenges, and making the most of their HLS experience.
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‘The world needs you’
At commencement, Harvard Law School Dean John F. Manning ’85 praised graduates’ courage and spirit and commitment to service amid the pandemic and encouraged them to bring the same qualities to the hard work ahead of making progress against the “many problems” and “grave ills” this year has brought into sharp focus.
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The alchemist
Keyon Lo LL.M. ’21 hopes to combine his legal and artistic skills to promote fairness and diversity
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‘Nothing is as it has been and I miss your face right now’
Class of 2021 members of Scales of Justice commemorate graduation with a performance of "Rivers and Roads"
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Reflections of the Class of 2021
As this academic year comes to a close, graduating J.D.s and LL.M.s reflect on their law school experience and share their hopes for the future.
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‘I will always remember Ms. Paula and how she made me feel welcome, seen, and loved at HLS’
Paul Garvin was recognized by the Class of 2021 for her warmth, encouragement, and going “above and beyond to make Harvard Law School feel more like home.”
Harvard Law School 2020 – 2021 year in review
Despite being remote for the 2020 – 2021 academic year, the Harvard Law School community managed to stay connected though a host of online activities, including lectures, student Zoom theme nights, global snack exchanges, and an occasional virtual dance lesson.