Word: hls
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...HLS is the second largest law school in the country, and yet it has no faculty members that specialize in environmental law. While last year HLS offered over 45 classes in corporate and tax law, next year it will offer only seven classes in environmental law. That’s fewer than the number of environmental law courses offered at the law schools of Yale and Stanford—each of which is only one third HLS’ size. Other comparable schools also offer a wide variety of environmental law courses, despite being far smaller than HLS...
...course, even the limited attention HLS will pay environmental law next year with course offerings and visiting professors is a big improvement over years past. For HLS, seven classes in environmental law is quite a lot. The administration deserves some thanks, then, for its most recent efforts—and even more goes out to the tirelessly committed students who have kept the issue on the radar for years...
...that’s just the problem. Though HLS has known about the problem for years, very little has changed today. Five years ago, I was told by many administration officials that environmental law was a top priority. By now, they then promised, HLS would have a budding program in environmental law and the faculty to lead it. I don’t doubt these leaders’ sincerity. But Harvard’s failure to deliver speaks for itself...
...Harvard’s law students deserve the opportunity to learn about environmental policy at HLS. These students don’t support any particular uniform agenda on the environment—indeed, many of the petition’s signers are arch-conservatives...
HLS’ poor environmental law program affects the entire law school community, too, even if it doesn’t notice. Every year, many capable, talented potential students avoid HLS simply because its program in this area is so weak. By avoiding the cutting edge of modern law, HLS is only hurting itself in the long...