Purpose-driven
Three Harvard Law alumni collaborate on a major research study on opportunities for social enterprises in Ibero-America.
Jerome Rappaport: 1927 – 2021
Jerome “Jerry” Rappaport ’49, a philanthropist who promoted civil discourse at Harvard Law School for more than 70 years, died on December 6 at the age of 94.
Sangu Delle JD/MBA ’16, creating the change he wants to see
While Sangu Delle’s path may have changed along the way, his commitment to improving the world around him has been unyielding.
Tribute: Teresa A. Miller ’86: 1962-2021
She personified grace, justice, and joy, and she applied her legal training to wide-ranging realms of human endeavor, encompassing teaching, writing, legal reform, film production, and, if indirectly, even opera.
Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu ’12 joins long line of Harvard Law educated city leaders across the nation
In a historic victory, Michelle Wu ’12 was elected mayor of Boston on Tuesday, making her the first woman and the first person of color elected to lead Boston.
As solicitor general, Elizabeth Prelogar ’08 carries on a Harvard Law School legacy
When Elizabeth B. Prelogar ’08 was confirmed by the United States Senate as the 48th solicitor general of the United States, she joined a long line of Harvard Law School community members to hold that position.
In Memoriam: Robert B. Haas ’72: 1947-2021
Robert “Bobby” Haas ’72, a lawyer who made his fortune in private equity, became an aerial photographer for National Geographic, capturing the beauty of the world from above, and a motorcycle aficionado, exploring new pathways below.
Out of Afghanistan
Everything changed for Saeeq Shajjan LL.M. ’10, a lawyer from Kabul, Afghanistan, and his country when the Taliban entered the gates of the city.
John B. Bellinger III ’86: ‘I really mostly worry about the future’
Former legal adviser to the National Security Council during the Bush administration says 20 years after 9/11, he’s frustrated there hasn’t been more progress toward an international legal framework for dealing with terrorism.
Juan C. Zarate ’97: ‘There’s a lot of presumption of the demise of American power, and I’m raging against that’
A counterterrorism czar in the Bush administration, and the first-ever assistant secretary of the Treasury for terrorist financing and financial crimes, says the U.S. needs to reconceptualize what power means in the 21st century.