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Meet Harvard Law Phenom Cortlan Wickliff

Tavis Smiley | Posted 05.08.2013 | Black Voices
Tavis Smiley

Cortlan is about to make history as one of only two Black men to finish Harvard Law School at just 22 years of age. In this clip from Tavis Smiley on PBS, the phenom talks to me about demystifying Harvard Law for Black youth.

Lawrence v. Texas: When LGBT Americans Became Recognized as Second Class Citizens

Ariel Wengroff | Posted 04.14.2013 | Gay Voices
Ariel Wengroff

While there's no argument that progress is being made, many argue that the parameters around LGBT discrimination, particularly gender identity, are still unclear.

CPAC, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, and the Conservative Crack-Up

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.18.2013 | Politics
Brent Budowsky

As long as the right keeps doing what it keeps doing, the great conservative crack-up will bring two big winners: Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi.

Is Harvard Ashamed of Bill O'Reilly?

Wyatt Troia | Posted 05.10.2013 | College
Wyatt Troia

Too many students here waste a unique opportunity to learn from equally intelligent other young people who think differently than they do. On a campus that prizes diversity, diversity of thought is largely squandered.

How to (Not) Be a Harvard Prick

Pierre R. Berastaín | Posted 05.10.2013 | College
Pierre R. Berastaín

The art of getting someone else's attention escapes so many students who let themselves be defined by their work or by their universities. Please start defining yourselves by something more interesting.

Cruz Claims Hagel Inspired Marx

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.27.2013 | Comedy
Paul Abrams

Senator Ted Cruz launched a blistering attack on Defense Secretary nominee Hagel, asserting a direct link to Karl Marx:"History shows that Marx not only read Hagel, but took his inspiration from him," said the Princeton-educated, Harvard Law School graduate.

Harvard Prof Tapped To Argue Supreme Court Gay Marriage Case

Reuters | Posted 02.10.2013 | College

By Terry Baynes Dec 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court appointed a Harvard Law School professor on Tuesday to argue whether the co...

Task Force to Host Historic Restorative Justice Conference at Harvard Law School

Pierre R. Berastaín | Posted 12.26.2012 | Home
Pierre R. Berastaín

The initiative comes at a particularly important time given the alarming statistics that reflect the inefficiency of the criminal justice system, mainstream domestic violence and sexual violence programs, and the inimical zero tolerance policies implemented in school districts nation-wide.

To the Harvard Law Class of 2012 and Overachieving Graduates Everywhere

Ron Davis | Posted 07.29.2012 | College
Ron Davis

Hard work can be satisfying and success feels good. But I urge you to pursue a harder goal than the many mountains you will certainly summit. Accomplishments matter, but are nothing without love, morality, family, belonging and intimacy.

WATCH: Melissa Harris-Perry Issues Bold Defense

Posted 03.12.2012 | Media

MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry took some time on her Saturday show to discuss what she called a "manufactured controversy" that erupted around Presid...

WATCH: Video Of Young Obama At Harvard Protest Surfaces

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 03.08.2012 | Politics

Before Andrew Breitbart's unexpected death, the conservative blogger and journalist had promised to release video footage of President Barack Obama th...

Want Your Name On A College Bathroom? Get Ready To Pay

Posted 02.07.2012 | College

Egged on by unlikely jokester Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, a well-endowed Harvard Law School alumnus recently made a $100,000 donation to his al...

Remembering Derrick Bell

Keith Boykin | Posted 12.06.2011 | College
Keith Boykin

The first black tenured professor at Harvard Law School and the first African American dean at a non-black law school, Bell was legendary. He had worked with Medgar Evers, worked for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and literally wrote the book on Race, Racism and American Law.

Demanding A Better Education For Children In Foster Care

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 08.14.2011 | Home
Daniel Heimpel

The education of children in foster care is one step in a long, needed march towards a future where we put all children first.

On the Road to Educational Equality

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 07.24.2011 | Home
Daniel Heimpel

Town Hall at Harvard Law School highlights the intersection of foster care and education.

Should Obama Show His School Transcripts?

Bernard Starr | Posted 07.12.2011 | Home
Bernard Starr

Once again Trump is demanding proof -- this time he wants to inspect Obama's school transcripts. Should we be concerned? I think not.

Due To Ban, Trans Man At Harvard Law School Cannot Serve In U.S. Military

The Harvard Crimson | Sara Joe Wolansky | Posted 07.09.2011 | College

Despite his past military service, Jack is not eligible for JAG because he is a trans man. Since his honorable discharge in 2007, Jack, who insisted o...

Donald: The Duck

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 07.04.2011 | Politics
B. Jeffrey Madoff

I was having dinner with two clients when a large man with a larger orange coif approached our table with his associate. "Excuse me," said the dark s...

Dalai Lama's Political Replacement Elected

AP | Posted 06.26.2011 | World

DHARMSALA, India -- Legal expert Lobsang Sangay has won an election to become head of the Tibetan government-in-exile, taking over the Dalai Lama's po...

Laura Gottesdiener

Arizona Birther Bill Is Unconstitutional, Legal Scholars Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Gottesdiener | Posted 06.15.2011 | Politics

2012 presidential candidates could have one more challenge to getting their name on the ballot: proving to Arizona’s secretary of state that they ar...

Cops Are Missing the Bad Guys While Profiling the Black Guys

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
David A. Love

In America, black men are regarded as a criminal element, and racial profiling is a practice that goes far beyond the justice system. It is culturally ingrained and normalized.

The Future of Foster Care: Are We Too Cheap to Keep Children Safe?

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Daniel Heimpel

If making children safe truly requires changing the overarching ideology, then juvenile judges, social workers, children's rights attorneys and social scientists cannot do it alone.

Rotary International Names Dynamic New General Secretary

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Jim Luce

There are 1.2 million Rotarians in 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, and they couldn't have a more capable general secretary than John Hewko.

PLAN ForYourArt: December 22-January 5

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Bettina Korek

Learn about how artists from Latin America explored perception and sensation in a guided tour of the exhibition Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light, Color, and Space.

Craving Attention at Harvard Law

Anthony Amore | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Anthony Amore

Two Harvard Law School students have filed a law suit in federal court complaining that the use of full-body imaging scanners and enhanced pat-down procedures is a violation of their Constitutional rights.