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In 2002-03, women faculty composed 34.2% of all law school faculty. [Association of American Law Schools] In 2002-03, minority faculty composed 14.8% of all law school faculty. [Association of American Law Schools] Of the 80 professors (tenured and non-tenured) currently at Harvard Law School, 11 are white tenured women, 4 are black tenured men, 1 is an Asian-American tenured man, and 1 is a black tenured woman.
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I have a secret. And it's getting more and more difficult to hide it. I think my family's finally catching on. There's only so much verbal gymnastics one can do before the truth is obvious. My friends here know my secret. It's their secret too. It's the elephant in the room.
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This is the last issue of the year for the Record, and for me as its editor-in-chief. As a 3L, I have been involved with the Record since my first year here-in these past years, I have seen some major changes come to HLS and some much needed calls for reform go unanswered.
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by noah lewis Imagine an 800-page trial court opinion that discusses in-depth every last detail about your genitals--what they look like, how big they are, what they are capable of. That was just one case that Cole Thaler presented on Tuesday at a talk on the emerging field of transgender law.
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I've debated long and hard whether I should say this. But I'll count on the open-mindedness of my fellow students, so here goes: I like Harvard Law School. If you haven't been reading the Record recently, you may not have noticed that criticizing HLS has become a cottage industry.
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On Monday April 25, 2005, Professor Ogletree hosted and moderated the inaugural program of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice of Harvard Law School, "The Angela Davis Trial: 33 Years Later." The program, which took place at the Ames Moot Courtroom, began with a dramatic presentation by Angela Eisa Davis, the daughter of Fania Davis, and niece of Angela Davis.
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The recent television coverage of "Conclave 2005: Where There's Smoke..." inspired Catholics around the world to become re-energized about the Church. Following last year's investigative study, "Catholics Replace Spiritual Voidwith Reality Television," (Journal of Papal Affairs and Dehydrated Meat Products, Vol.
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I've spent a lot of time complaining in these pages. In late September, I complained about the disparities between the way our school seems to treat insiders with ethical problems and the way we guard the gates of this place against cheaters to begin with.
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melinda mclellan The entry in my diary for September 3, 2002 is entitled "one day down, three years to go." For better or worse, over the course of my time here at Harvard, I faithfully recorded my thoughts and feelings, successes and failures, interviews and associateships, bar reviews and hangovers, travels, troubles, and triumphs.
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I am transsexual. When I say that my time in law school has been more transformative than I ever could have imagined, I'm talking literally, as in female to male. I feel a bit awkward sharing my personal life in a public forum, but I think it's for the best.
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The school year comes to an end, and the 3Ls go to new beginnings. That jerk graduation is going to abscond with some friends of mine. As a 1L, I knew few 3Ls, but this year I'm losing a number of people I've known for well over a year. Come June, they'll venture to the four corners of the earth with their shiny new crimson degrees, never to return except for the few who make their first loan payments and come back asking about the exchange and return policies on graduate school education.