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Nur Munir, a student at Harvard Divinity School who had recently been detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, has been released from York County Prison in Pennsylvania so that he may complete his studies at Harvard. A letter which Munir wrote while in prison, expressing gratitude for support from the Harvard community, is reprinted below.
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 the Law School. A professor at HLS since 1981, the selection of Minow continues the tradition of selecting the Dean from among the members of the Law School's faculty.
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Harvard Divinity student faces deportationIndonesian who helped depose Suharto fears persecution
Nur Munir, a student in the Harvard Divinity School, disappeared in late March, leaving students and professors wondering where the Indonesian student of Islam had gone. Last week, Professor Baber Johansen discovered that Munir's absence was due to his detention by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the York County Prison in Pennsylvania, pending deportation.…
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Glendon rejects Notre Dame honor, citing Obama address
Harvard Law professor and former Ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon rejected an honorary medal she was to be awarded at the University of Notre Dame's commencement ceremony, citing the university's invitation of President Barack Obama '91, a longtime advocate of abortion rights and stem-cell research, to speak during the proceedings.…
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Obama energy plan could test state-federal relations
President Barack Obama '91's plans for energy and climate-change policy could alter the balance of power between the federal and state governments, according to Adam White '04, an Associate at Baker Botts LLP who specialized in energy litigation. …
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Berkman Center debuts new search engineWolfram|Alpha may supersede Google
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society set the stage Tuesday for a demonstration of what may one day be the world's most powerful and most used search engines, far surpassing the current capacities of Google: Stephen Wolfram previewed his latest project, Wolfram|Alpha.…
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