About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

60 Harv. L. Rec. 1 (1975)

handle is hein.journals/hlrec60 and id is 1 raw text is: HARAR LAW REOR America's Oldest Law School Newspaper JANUARY 31, 1975 TWENTY CENTS Bureau Seeks Faculty Passes New Grades; Altered Means Written Work May Increase For Selection By Patrick F. Kennedy By Michael Bowen The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau has offered to modify its selection policies in order to reduce the de- gree to which those policies dis- favor white male applicants, ac- cording to information received by the RECORD. The offer grew out of discussions with the Sander Committee, a fa- culty panel appointed last fall to investigate the Bureau's methods of choosing new members, and is expected to be presented by the committee to the Law School fa- culty later this month, with a rec- ommendation that it be approved, The proposal was narrowly approved by the Bureau's membership according to sources familiar with the committee's work. Bureau members had earlier indicated (Continued on Page 9) In three extended meetings conducted during the last six weeks the Law School faculty has moved toward comprehensive revision of the Law School's grading system and academic requirements. Based on proposals made to the faculty by the Committee on Legal Education, tentative approval has been given to switch from the present numerical grading system to a nine-category letter system. Tentative approval was also given to eliminate the practice of giving credit for failed courses and to establish new, stricter, minimum academic re- quirements to accompany the new grading system. These proposals will not become effective until the faculty gives approval to the new re- quirements as a whole, however, such approval is expected. Among the other proposals made by the Committee on Legal Education which have not yet received faculty attention are plans to upgrade the Written Work Requirement from two to four credits and to increase degree requirements from 52 to 54 credits in the second and third years. Opposition to the proposed changes was voiced by student rep- resentatives on the Committee on Legal Education and a minority of the faculty. Russell D. Goldsmith, 3L, a member of the committee, said afterwards that in a range of areas the faculty is tightening the screws on students. To substantiate his claim Goldsmith cited the more stringent minimum academic requirements, the credit increase in the Written Work Requirement, and a proposal to give the Dean discretion (Continued on Page 2) 01 Obledo Appointed Health and Welfare Head By Phil Heagney Three months ago Mario Obledo had never met Pat Brown, Jr. Today the former Law School teaching fellow is the new Califor- nia governor's appointee to head the state Department of Health and Welfare. Obledo accepted Brown's nomi- nation in December and has al- ready completed his move from the basement of Langdell to the state capital in Sacramento. Obledo had come to Harvard this past fall after a distinguished career of legal work in Texas and California. Mario G. Obledo Obledo will take over. one of the largest government bureaucracies in the nation. In 1974, the Department of Health and Welfare spent $8.7 billion, roughly 70% of the California state budget. Obledo noted that his department's spending ex- ceeded the total budget of all but four states in 1974 and that Health and Welfare employs 50% of all the state employees in California. * The new Secretary said that he did not have a particular set of priorities with which to begin his (Continued on Page 9) VOL. 60. NO, 1

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most