Changes at Harvard Law School

Okay, this article is really about how HLS has changed its deferral program. In the past, a certain number of people who had been admitted by Harvard Law could, with HLS's permission, defer their enrollment for a year to pursue other opportunities. HLS is now making the deferral option more widely available, and has expanded it to a 2-year deferment.

Yes, if I put it like that, it sounds kind of dry and boring.

BUT--in the middle of this article is a paragraph about a student-to-be who is using her deferment, and her martial arts skills, to be a Hollywood stunt double, all while supporting herself as a paralegal.

You know I cannot resist an article that contains the words Harvard, paralegal, martial arts, and stunt double, all in the same paragraph.

Talk about living the dream!

Read all about it here.

Harvard--Yes, Harvard--Speaks up in Favor of Community Colleges

By now you have heard that President Obama spoke in favor of making two years of community college free to eligible students. Don't put your checkbooks away--it's not exactly a done deal. But if you're curious to hear what Harvard thinks about the topic, and to hear from at least one Harvard faculty member who got her start at her local community college, you can check out the link below. 

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/01/the-case-for-community-college/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=01.23.2015%20%281%29