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...public sector as well. On Monday, Harvard Law School suspended the Public Service Initiative, a program that waived third-year tuition for law students who pledged to five years of public service after graduation. While budget cuts call for belt-tightening, it’s sad to see HLS??s Public Service Initiative disappear...
Therefore, it is important to provide financial incentives to allow interested grads to pursue important work in public service and not feel required to take a corporate job to pay the bills. The tuition waiver is not just a symbolic gesture of HLS??s support for public service; it can mean the difference between a student starting on their career path in the public or private sectors. HLS will form a committee to suggest a successor to the Public Service Initiative whose recommendation will be announced in March of next year, and we hope this body will take...
...this job market, the post-graduation employment choice for law students is often between no job and a low-paying public sector position, in which case the latter option would still be relatively more lucrative. However, this does not excuse the elimination of an important program that enabled HLS??s students to use their skills to promote the common good, and we hope to see the school replace the Public Service Initiative soon...
...unexpected passing of Bruce Wasserstein, one of our most prominent and influential alumni,” wrote Steven Oliveira, associate dean for development and alumni relations at the Law School, in an e-mailed statement to The Crimson. “As one of the largest benefactors in HLS?? history, Mr. Wasserstein had a transformational impact on past, current, and future students...
...Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, which sponsored the event with HLS??s Health Law Clinic, is also actively engaged with partner health care organizations throughout Boston...