Tag: Harvard Law School
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An instrumental scientist
Jerome Kagan taught at Harvard for 36 years. He died May 10.
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So why did you love ‘My Octopus Teacher’?
A panel of experts discuss the award-winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher” and the inner life of the octopus.
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Sally Falk Moore dies at 97
Sally Falk Moore, a legal and political anthropologist and Harvard Law School legend, dies at 97.
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The fight for environmental justice
The Environmental and Energy Law Program and C-Change, two Harvard groups focused on climate change, are crafting solutions to support communities of color whose members have experienced the impacts of climate change at a higher rate than others.
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Biden’s reversal of Trump’s environmental legacy swift, far-reaching
The Biden administration’s actions on the environment have been fast and broad, reversing many anti-environmental policies of the prior administration, despite being limited in many cases to executive action and targeted spending due to Congressional Republican opposition.
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Telehealth works, but upgrade is still needed, say experts
Telehealth is experiencing a pandemic-induced boom that experts say has helped patients maintain contact with their doctors and lowered barriers to access for many. It’s important, should the change become permanent, to ensure equal access to all communities.
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Harvard president reflects on past year, and looks ahead
Harvard President Larry Bacow reflects on how the Harvard community has met the challenges posed by COVID-19, and to look ahead how the University is tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems.
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Just a misdemeanor? Think again
Criminal justice expert Alexandra Natapoff wrote a book about how the misdemeanor system punishes the poor and people of color. The book has inspired a documentary film, which will be released on March 11.
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The conservative club that came to dominate the Supreme Court
In a new audiobook “Takeover,” Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman explores the rise of the Federalist Society.
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Harvard economist Robert Glauber dies at 81
A Harvard professor for more than five decades, Robert Glauber died at 81. , Among his many accomplishments, Glauber helped analyze the 1987 stock market crash and led negotiations to resolve the savings and loan crisis.
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Solving racial disparities in policing
Experts say approach must be comprehensive as roots are embedded in culture
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How Trump illustrated the need for more curbs on presidential power
A webinar discussion between Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Bob Woodward and current DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz on presidential accountability reform.
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How COVID experiences will reshape the workplace
As organizations prepare for a return to their old workplaces, Harvard Business School faculty say the pandemic has permanently changed the way we work.
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What to look for at Trump’s impeachment trial
Trump is the first president to be impeached for a second time and will be the first to be tried after leaving office.
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Securing public spaces in the wake of Capitol violence
As the Capitol riot sparks a security surge, scholars mull how to maintain safe and open access to the nation’s symbols of democracy.
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What do Trump’s election denials and flurry of firings add up to?
What is President Trump up to with his ongoing purge of top Pentagon and cybersecurity officials and his false assertions that Joe Biden was not legitimately elected as the 46th president? Experts say it’s not clear yet, but intelligence and national security risks abound.
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Giving the Constitution a grade of C
The Gazette interviewed husband-and-wife team Cynthia Levinson and Sandy Levinson, who wrote a graphic novel about the Constitution.
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Legal experts shake their heads at GOP election suits
Legal experts say not to expect President Trump’s election suits to be successful, but they could prove useful to him in other ways.
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Initiative on legacy of slavery at Harvard picks up steam
Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery is a new research effort that will drive scholarship and dialogue around the history and enduring legacy of slavery at the University.
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Need advice on civil discourse? Ask someone who argues for a living
Harvard Law School Professor Joseph William Singer discusses his new book on persuasion and its key role in civil discourse and the rule of law.
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Forcing the UN to do right by Haitian cholera victims
Beatrice Lindstrom, clinical instructor in the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School, talks about the complaint the clinic and two human rights organizations filed against the United Nations for its response to introducing cholera to Haiti.
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Undoing injustice
Harvard Law School alum Omavi Shukur went into law to improve his fellow Arkansans’s material reality, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.
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Bringing law to life
Sarah Sadlier’s interest in Native American history and law isn’t purely academic. It’s also deeply personal.
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Dissecting racial disparities in Mass. criminal justice system
Brook Hopkins and Felix Owusu are two of the authors on a report on racial disparities in Massachusetts state prisons
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Preparing grad and professional Schools for remote fall
We look at how the different graduate Schools are handling online learning in the fall.