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129 Harv. L. Rec. 1 (2009)

handle is hein.journals/hlrec129 and id is 1 raw text is: The Independent Newspaper at Harvard Law School SpHarvard Recod September 10, 2009 wwhltecord.org Vol. CXXIX, No. 1 OCU Allow Me to Introduce... Martha! Harvard President Faust Installs Prof Martha Minow as 12th HLS Dean By MATTHEW W. HUTCHINS Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust announced to the HLS community on June 11 that Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law Martha Minow had been selected as the next Dean of Harvard Law School. A professor at HLS since 1981, the selection of Minow contin- ues the tradition of selecting the Dean from among the members of the Law School's faculty. As a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and recipient of the Sacks-Freund medal for teaching excellence, Minow is likely to continue Dean Kagan's efforts to improve the law student experience and recruit professors that are recognized for their teaching skills. Minow will become the twelfth Dean of HLS and second woman to hold that title on July 1, 2009. In her press release announcing the appoint- ment, Faust praised both Dean Minow and then- Acting Dean Howell E. Jackson '82 for their excellent service to HLS and the Harvard com- munity. She also expressed gratitude toward Elena Kagan'86 for the transformative positive impact of her deanship. A ceremony was held on September 2, 2009 to formally recognize the ascension of Prof. Minow to the deanship. President Faust admitted that it felt a little awkward attempting to introduce a Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust appeared at the HLS Cam- Minow, continued on pg. 3 pus on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd to present Prof Minow as the new HLS dean. Budget Crunch Details Emerge LAYOFFS, CLINICAL CUTS, FREE COFFEE REDUCTION The fragile state of the global econ- omy has continued to impact the Har- vard Law School budget, leading to slashes in clinical services and layoffs, in addition to cuts to some of the school's most conspicuous and contro- versial luxuries. On September 4, an email by Dean of Students Ellen Cosgrove detailed the reduction in perks students would begin to notice at HLS, where, under the tenure of former Dean (and now Solic- itor General) Elena Kagan '86, free food for events and even some classes had become common, free coffee cabounded from morning until noon, and Budget, continued on pg. 3 Sotomayor and Kagan Debut in Free Speech Fight See Page 2 for Coverage INSID News * A Revolt Against Obama's Czars? Opinion * Burning State: CA on the Brink * Transparency Lacks at HLS Features * Raising the Bar on NW Corner * Advice from OCS/OPIA * Human Rights Photography * Scenes from South Sudan As H1N1 Looms, Vaccinations Urged Swine flu is not just at our doorstep, it's affected by the disease, and officials across well inside it. the United States have been scrambling to That's the message Dean of Students Ellen prepare for the fall flu season, when the epi- Cosgrove conveyed in a recent email to the demic is expected to spread wildly-espe- student body. She confirmed that there had cially among school-aged children and already been a number of cases of the flu, young adults up to age 24. HLS is taking full technically referred to as HINI, on the Har- precautions. vard Law School campus. Last spring, terror Seasonal flu clinics will begin September swept Harvard as the malady spread from 8, and satellite administrations of the flu Mexico to New York to the university's den- vaccine will take place at the law school on tal school, in Boston. It was only a matter of September 161 and 291h, as well as on Octo- time before the law school was beset with ber 7h and 21st Harvard University Health cases. Services plans to begin inoculations against Few parts of the world have failed to be HeN, continued on pg. 3 i- cially amootoschoi-ageducerldrenvan Outspoken Pollak '09 Enters Politics Former Record Writer Running for Congress in 9th District of Illinois By CHRIS SZABLA When Joel Pollak '09 asked Congressman Barney Frank '77 (D-MA) a particularly uncomfortable question during a Kennedy School event last spring, Frank unleashed one of his trademark tirades. That much Pollak expected. What he did not anticipate was the outpouring of support that followed - a flood, he claims, of emails and other messages expressing gratitude for his will- ingness to challenge the Congressman. While he had already been contemplating a career in politics, this, Pollak told the Har- vard Crimson's FlyByBlog, led him to jump straight in. Earlier this month, he announced his intention to take on incumbent Con- gresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat who has represented Illinois' 9th District since 1999. Although he has a wealth of experience in politics, an actual candidacy is new ter- ritory for Pollak, who has served primarily as a speechwriter and as a journalist. After graduating from Harvard College in 1999, Pollak returned to his native South Africa on a Rotary Scholarship, working as a free- lance writer and eventually pursuing a mas- ters degree at the University of Cape Town in Jewish Studies. The relationship be- tween Israel, Jews, and South Africa has proven a salient subject for Pollak, who last year published his first book, The Kasrils Affair: Jews and Minority Politics in South Africa. Pollak, cont'd on pg. 3 Joel Pollak '09

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