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BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN OF YALE BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Periodicals postage paid New Haven ct 06520-8227 New Haven, Connecticut Yale Law School 2014–2015 Yale Law School Yale 2014–2015 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 110 Number 10 August 10, 2014 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 110 Number 10 August 10, 2014 (USPS 078-500) The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, is published seventeen times a year (one time in May and October; three times in June and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and a∞rmatively and September; four times in July; five times in August) by Yale University, 2 Whitney seeks to attract to its faculty, sta≠, and student body qualified persons of diverse back- Avenue, New Haven CT 0651o. Periodicals postage paid at New Haven, Connecticut. grounds. 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Frank Legal Services Organization 203.432.4800 Graduate Programs (LL.M., M.S.L., J.S.D., Visiting Scholar) 203.432.1696 Human Resources 203.432.9619 Public A≠airs 203.432.8464 Registrar’s O∞ce 203.432.1678 Student A≠airs 203.432.7979 Yale Law School Fund and Development O∞ce 203.432.6080 Yale Law School 2014–2015 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 110 Number 10 August 10, 2014 Contents Calendar 5 The President and Fellows of Yale University 7 The O∞cers of Yale University 8 Yale Law School Administration and Faculty 9 The Study of Law at Yale University 20 Course O≠erings 23 2014 Fall Term 23 2015 Spring Term 53 Lecture Programs and Other Academic Opportunities 86 Lecture Programs 86 Special Initiatives 88 The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy 89 The Yale Center for Law and Philosophy 90 The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women’s Rights at Yale Law School 90 The Yale Center for Private Law 90 The Kau≠man Program in Law, Economics, and Entrepreneurship 90 The John M. Olin Center for Studies in Law, Economics, and Public Policy 91 The Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law 91 The China Center 92 The Information Society Project 93 The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program 93 The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights 94 Opportunities for Study in Legal History 96 Visiting Researchers 96 Fellowships for Postgraduate Research 97 Academic Requirements and Options 98 Registration 98 Course Selection 98 Limited Enrollment 98 Credit/Fail Units 99 Examinations and Papers 99 Grades for All Degree Students 100 Requirements for the Degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) 100 Options within the Course of Study for the Degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) 103 Clinical Programs 103 Joint Degrees 108 Leaves of Absence and Readmission, Extending Time for Completion of Degree, and Credit for Work Done at Another Law School 110 Bar Requirements 113 Requirements for Graduate Degrees (Ph.D., J.S.D., LL.M., M.S.L.) 113 Admissions, Expenses, and Financial Aid 117 The Degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) 117 The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Law (Ph.D.) 124 4 Yale Law School 2014–2015 The Degrees of Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) 124 The Degree of Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) 126 Student Organizations and Journals, and Student Participation in Administration 127 Student Organizations and Journals 127 Student Participation in Administration 132 Student Feedback Regarding ABA Standards 132 Career Development O∞ce 134 Lillian Goldman Law Library 136 Life at Yale Law School 138 Yale University Resources and Services 141 Law School Students 153 Alumni, Endowment Funds, and Non-Endowed Prizes 160 Alumni 160 Endowment Funds 161 Non-Endowed Prizes 195 The Work of Yale University 196 Campus Map 200 Calendar 2014 fall Aug. 25 M Orientation for new graduate students begins Aug. 27–29 W–F Orientation and registration for all new J.D. students Sept. 1 M Labor Day Sept. 2 T Registration for all returning students First-term small groups meet Sept. 3 W Fall term begins, 8:10 a.m. Classes begin, 8:10 a.m. Add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m. Sept. 10 W Add/drop period closes, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 9 TH Fall recess begins, 6 p.m. Oct. 10 F No classes will meet Oct. 13 M No classes will meet Oct. 14 T Classes resume, 8:10 a.m. Nov. 21 F Thanksgiving recess begins, 6 p.m. Dec. 1 M Classes resume, 8:10 a.m. Dec. 10 W Only Friday classes will meet Dec. 11 TH Only Monday classes will meet Thirteen-week session ends Dec. 12 F Fourteenth week begins Dec. 18 TH Classes end; winter recess begins, 6 p.m. 2015 Jan. 6 T Recess ends Examination period begins, 8:30 a.m. Jan. 15 TH Examination period ends Fall term ends, 5 p.m. 6 Yale Law School 2014–2015 SPRING Jan. 19 M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 20 T Spring term begins, 8:10 a.m. Registration for all students Classes begin, 8:10 a.m. Jan. 21 W Add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m. Jan. 28 W Add/drop period closes, 4:30 p.m. Mar. 13 F Spring recess begins, 6 p.m. Mar. 23 M Classes resume, 8:10 a.m. Apr. 27 M Classes end Apr. 28 T Reading period begins May 4 M Examination period begins, 9 a.m. May 11 M Scheduled examinations end, 5 p.m. May 14 TH Self-scheduled examinations end, 5 p.m. May 15 F Rescheduled examinations end Spring term ends, 5 p.m.