Uy Pham

Harvard Law School will cut funding for student organizations by 10 percent next academic year, reducing the total pool of grant money from $160,000 to $144,000, according to four students familiar with the decision. @uybpham reports. thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

HLS will close its Animal Law and Policy Clinic after the 2026-27 academic year, citing declining student interest — even as the clinic is fully enrolled with a waitlist for next year. @SierraRPape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

Federal judges — particularly those aligned with the conservative legal movement — are increasingly recruiting HLS students during their first year, accelerating the clerkship hiring process. @SierraRPape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

The American Economic Association awards Harvard Economics professor Ludwig Straub the 2026 John Bates Clark Medal — one of the most prestigious honors in economics. @theresabartelme and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

A three-run second inning lifted Northeastern to a 4-1 victory over @HarvardBaseball in the Beanpot semifinals on Wednesday, with both teams scoring only once more and combining for one hit in the final five innings. @uybpham reports. #GoCrimson #Beanpot thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

Harvard Law School students Ifeanyi Umunna and Tenzin Yonten, both first-years, were elected co-presidents of the HLS Student Government, the body announced Thursday — the first rising 2Ls to hold the role in five years. @uybpham reports. thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

@HarvardSwimDive wrapped up its season at the NCAA Championships with its first team standing finish since 2022. The Crimson sent freshman William Mulgrew and sophomore Adriano Arioti to Atlanta, Ga., to compete. @uybpham reports. thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

Meta’s longtime head of global policy management Monika L. Bickert will leave the company to join Harvard Law School as a visiting professor this fall. @SierraRPape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

HLS affiliates and federal prosecutors say a new DOJ policy allowing U.S. Attorneys to hire directly from law schools could expand access to public service careers — but warn it may reduce essential training. @SierraRPape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

24 Harvard juniors were elected to the Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest honor society, on Thursday — the first members of the Class of 2027 to be tapped for the honor. @uybpham reports. thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

Roughly 50 Harvard Law School students rallied Wednesday, urging the University to divest from tech companies they say power immigration enforcement and to cut ties with firms they allege collaborate with ICE. @SierraRPape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

Law firms have begun courting HLS first-years as early as October, accelerating recruitment that historically didn't begin until 1L summer and at times bypassing the school’s own advising structure entirely. @SierraRPape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

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Several Harvard Law School student organizations have waited months to receive external donations processed by HLS administrators this year, straining budgets and forcing some to cover costs out of pocket. @SierraRPape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

"Zhao — who confirmed his election in an email to The Crimson on Tuesday evening — will steer the Law Review as the Trump administration examines whether its article selection process and membership policies violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act."

"From his first day at Harvard Law, classmates say, he made that clear — gravitating toward markets and business." I spoke to more than a dozen people who knew Warsh at HLS — professors, classmates, and roommates — before he propelled into the national economic spotlight.

NEW: Harvard Law School appointed Monica E. Monroe as its dean of students on Wednesday morning, according to an email sent to HLS affiliates. Sierra R. Pape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/1…

Several Harvard graduate schools announced they will shift all classes, events, and staff operations to a virtual format on Monday as a major winter storm brings heavy snowfall to the Greater Boston area. Sierra R. Pape and @uybpham report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/1…

@HarvardSwimDive secured a pair of victories in a dual meet against Boston College and Penn for the second consecutive year, winning 244-50 and 207-92, respectively, on Saturday at Blodgett Pool. @uybpham reports. #NCAA #IvyLeague thecrimson.com/article/2026/1…

Rolling out the welcome mat at Blodgett Pool for the first time this season, @HarvardSwimDive (5-0, 4-0 Ivy) hosted Brown (2-4, 1-4 Ivy) in an Ivy League meet on Saturday. @uybpham reports. thecrimson.com/article/2026/1…