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Finkelstein declined to comment on his response to the case Dershowitz laid out in the book, but said his bone of contention is more scholarly—he speculates that the Harvard Law School (HLS) professor didn’t do his own research...
Dershowitz said he has spoken with HLS Dean Elena Kagan about the accusations and has sent University President Lawrence H. Summers memos about the accusations and his defense...
Last spring, threatened with a $328 million loss of federal funds, the University granted military recruiters access to the Harvard Law School (HLS) Office of Career Services—even though the armed forces’ “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule on homosexuality violates Harvard’s anti-discrimination policy...
...coalition of law schools, students and activist groups are contesting the Solomon Amendment, which mandates that universities allow military recruiters on campus and which was successfully invoked to open the doors of HLS to recruiters last spring...
Rather than Summers, Dean of HLS Elena Kagan should chair the ad hoc committees. She has the experience to identify quality law professors; in helping guide a committee of outside experts, she will be a more informed partner in the process as the appointment directly relates to HLS. Additionally, Kagan has more at stake than Summers to ensure that newly tenured faculty will work well at HLS and not simply fill the central administration’s larger political goals. Most importantly, this change in the tenure process must lead to an advancement of transparency. Otherwise, any possible internal bias...