Word: hls
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...Skocpol said. Former Iowa governor and Fall 2008 Institute of Politics Fellow Thomas J. Vilsack, who also spoke at the event, told listeners that they had the opportunity to make history in November. Mack, who reflected on his memories of being Obama’s classmate at HLS 20 years ago, spoke to Obama’s assets as a candidate. “We finally have the opportunity to elect a president who is very smart, who wants to know the truth,” he said. Mack contrasted Obama with the Republicans, who he said...
Well, prospective lawyers, you can kiss that “A” in Civil Procedure goodbye. Last week, Harvard Law School (HLS) announced that it would eliminate letter grades by the fall of 2009, adopting an “honors pass/pass/low pass/fail” grading system like those already in place at Stanford and Yale. The change no doubt comes as a relief for incoming 1Ls daunted by the prospect of competition with some of the brightest—and most cutthroat—students in the nation. But beyond merely assuaging freshman fears, the switch to pass/fail...
...have now. The new classifications, much as at Yale and Stanford, will be Honors-Pass-Low Pass-Fail. The faculty believes that this decision will promote pedagogical excellence and innovation and further strengthen the intellectual community in which we all live. The new system will apply to students entering HLS in fall 2009; yet to be determined is whether it also will apply to some or all classes of current students...
Kagan shed doubt on the poster's self-identification Sunday, writing that a reference in the post to class being held Monday "indicates a lack of familiarity with HLS...
...statement, Kagan, who Zittrain praised for "working to put HLS on the forefront of technology in teaching and research," lauded Zittrain's scholarship and continued role with the Berkman Center...