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...much they use in comparison with their neighbors. When that bit of information was added to electric bills in San Marcos, Calif., heavy users quickly lowered their consumption, even though no one had asked them to. To borrow a term from behavioral economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein, the good people of San Marcos had been nudged...
...encouraged to enter the field not simply to alleviate the burdens of tuition, but also because the quality of teaching, scholarship, and public interest programs at HLS genuinely motivate students’ career choices. In that vein, Kagan has already made strides with her recent hires, from Cass R. Sunstein ’75 to Noah Feldman ’92 to Jeannie Suk, all of whom have made significant contributions to scholarship that affects public interest and public sector...
After graduation, Harvard’s numerous alumni spread themselves all over the vast expanses of the globe. Yet after more than three decades, one very important alumnus will return home to Cambridge. The appointment of Cass R. Sunstein ’75—considered the most widely cited legal authority in the United States—to the faculty of Harvard Law School last Wednesday was received with vibrant enthusiasm. Dean of the Faculty of Law Elena Kagan even proclaimed that “If I could add only one person to the faculty, Cass would be that...
...Sunstein said that he hopes the program will be in a position to directly impact policies...
...statement released by Kagan yesterday, Kagan called Sunstein the “preeminent legal scholar of our time,” and voiced her excitement at his decision...