Jon Hanson delivered a “last lecture” calling upon graduating Harvard Law students to recommit to their “childhood dreams of justice.” “[Y]ou exist at an unbelievable moment in history,” he told students. “They happen every 50 years: a moment when the
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This week the “Systemic Lawyering in Times of Crisis” Webinar Tuesday April 14 at 12pm EST, will focus on immigration. This week’s session, Tuesday April 14 at 12pm EST, focuses on immigration and features the following panelists: Lam Ho: Executive Director
This week there will be two sessions of the “Systemic Lawyering in Times of Crisis” Webinar. The series features systemically oriented lawyers and activists in fields most affected by our latest crisis. Each session examines the special challenges posed by the crisis, the pressing needs, the
16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas.
From Harvard Law Record, a collection of recent editorials and essays about race and racism: Class of 1994’s Ronald Sullivan and Stephanie Robinson – The Fierce Urgency of Now 3L Mawuse Vormawor – Drowning out black voices LLM Lindiwe Sibande
Two fabulous articles by HLS students, both written in response to Randall Kennedy’s op-ed. First a piece by Bianca Tylek in the Huffington Post (who also wrote this article in the Boston Globe in response to the taping). She writes about connection
“The reality, of course, is that few institutions — and certainly not Harvard — move toward more racial inclusiveness without pressure sufficient to awaken a tardy recognition that a modicum of diversity can be a valuable addition to a school’s
In the spirit of fostering a community-wide conversation, we wanted to respond to Randall Kennedy’s provocative op-ed. Although Randy is unperturbed by the black tape recently placed over his photograph, he is quite concerned about something else: the potentially destructive effects
Excerpt from today’s Harvard Crimson: Students from the environmental activist group Divest Harvard have appealed the dismissal of their lawsuit filed against the University last November, which asks the court to compel Harvard to divest its $37.6 billion endowment from
[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zORE_u00rg0&feature=youtu.be] February 12, 2015 – at Harvard Law School – Students for Inclusion Event (“Law School Matters: Reassessing Legal Education Post-Ferguson” Conference) speakers include Dan Coquillette, Kim Crenshaw, Phil Lee, and Victoria White-Mason