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HLS News
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Harvard University Law School News and Events
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The 'X' Factor: Charting a new course in online education (video)
A new, experimental, Web-based Harvard Law School course is prioritizing the human dimension of online teaching. CopyrightX, the free, online, noncredit course for which students may receive a certificate of completion, is the brainchild of Professor William W. “Terry” Fisher III ’82, an intellectual property law professor and the director of HLS’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, who is committed to what he calls the democratization of higher education. It was offered this spring through edX, a Harvard and M.I.T. initiative that now has additional university partners. EdX provides MOOCs—massive open online courses—to millions of people across the globe.
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Harvard Law School media roundup: From the NSA scandal to the regulatory battles of a new taxi cab app
Over the past week, a number of HLS faculty members shared their viewpoints on events in the news. Here are some excerpts.
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HLS alum fights for fair pizza
On May 30th, Shannon Liss-Riordan ’96 opened The Just Crust, a worker-owned pizza restaurant that came as a result of a class-action lawsuit against Boston chain, The Upper Crust Pizzeria.
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Dukakis helps to teach session of HLS Negotiation Workshop
Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis ’60, who was the Democratic nominee for president in 1988 and is now a professor of political science at Northeastern University, visited a session of Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Workshop in late April to lead discussion of a case study and answer student questions.
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Two receive the Gary Bellow Public Service Award
In recognition of their commitment to public interest and social justice work, Harvard Law School alums Stephanie Davidson ’13 and Laurel Firestone ’04 were named this year’s recipients of the Gary Bellow Public Service Award.
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