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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 2009–2010 Yale Law School Yale 2009–2010 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 105 Number 9 August 10, 2009 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 105 Number 9 August 10, 2009 (USPS 078-500) The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, is published seventeen times a year (one time in May, June, and November; three times and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and a∞rmatively in September; four times in July; seven times in August) by Yale University, 175 Whitney seeks to attract to its faculty, sta≠, and student body qualified persons of diverse back- Avenue, New Haven CT 06511. 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 Yale Law School Fund and Development O∞ce 203.432.6080 Yale Law School 2009–2010 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 105 Number 9 August 10, 2009 Contents Calendar 5 The President and Fellows of Yale University 6 The O∞cers of Yale University 7 Yale Law School Administration and Faculty 8 The Study of Law at Yale University 19 Course O≠erings 22 2009 Fall Term 22 2010 Spring Term 48 Lecture Programs and Other Academic Opportunities 72 Lecture Programs 72 Special Initiatives 75 The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy 76 The Yale Center for Law and Philosophy 76 The John M. Olin Center for Studies in Law, Economics, and Public Policy 76 The Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law 77 The China Law Center 78 The Information Society Project 78 The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program 79 The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights 80 Opportunities for Study in Legal History 81 Visiting Researchers 82 Fellowships for Postgraduate Research 82 Grades 83 Academic Requirements and Options 84 Requirements for the Degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) 84 Options Within the Course of Study for the Degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) 86 Joint Degrees 91 Leaves of Absence, Extending Time for Completion of Degree, and Credit for Work Done at Another Law School 93 Bar Requirements 95 Requirements for Graduate Degrees (LL.M., J.S.D., M.S.L.) 95 Registration 98 Course Selection, Limited Enrollment, Examinations and Papers 99 Course Selection 99 Limited Enrollment 99 Examinations and Papers 99 Admissions, Expenses, and Financial Aid 101 The Degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) 101 The Degrees of Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) 108 The Degree of Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) 110 4 Yale Law School Student Organizations and Journals, and Student Participation in Administration 111 Student Organizations and Journals 111 Student Participation in Administration 117 Career Development O∞ce 119 Lillian Goldman Law Library 121 Living at Yale 123 Life at Yale Law School 123 Life at Yale University 125 Law School Students 135 Alumni and Endowment Funds 142 Alumni 142 Endowment Funds 143 The Work of Yale University 178 Map 180 Calendar 2009 fall Aug. 24 M Orientation for graduate students and visiting researchers begins Aug. 26 W Orientation for new J.D. students begins Aug. 27 TH Registration for all new students Aug. 28 F Orientation for all new students Aug. 31 M Registration for returning students First-term small groups meet Sept. 1 T Fall term begins, 8:10 a.m. Sept. 7 M Labor Day. Classes do not meet Oct. 16 F Fall recess begins, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 M Fall recess ends; classes resume, 8:10 a.m. Nov. 24 T Only Thursday classes will meet Nov. 25 W Only Friday classes will meet; Thanksgiving recess begins, 6 p.m. Nov. 30 M Classes resume, 8:10 a.m. Dec. 17 TH Only Monday classes will meet Classes end; winter recess begins, 6 p.m. 2010 Jan. 6 W Recess ends; examination period begins, 9 a.m. Jan. 18 M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No classes, no examinations Jan. 20 W Examination period ends Fall term ends, 5 p.m. SPRING Jan. 25 M Spring term begins, 8:10 a.m. Registration for all students Mar. 12 F Spring recess begins, 6 p.m. Mar. 22 M Spring recess ends; classes resume, 8:10 a.m. Apr. 30 F Classes end May 7 F Examination period begins, 9 a.m. May 14 F Scheduled examinations end, 5 p.m. May 20 TH Self-scheduled examinations end, 5 p.m. May 21 F Rescheduled examinations end Examination period ends Spring term ends, 5 p.m. May 24 M University Commencement June 2 W Degrees voted by faculty The President and Fellows of Yale University President Richard Charles Levin, B.A., B.Litt., Ph.D. Fellows Her Excellency the Governor of Connecticut, ex o∞cio His Honor the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, ex o∞cio George Leonard Baker, Jr., B.A., M.B.A., Palo Alto, California Edward Perry Bass, B.S., Fort Worth, Texas Roland Whitney Betts, B.A., J.D., New York, New York Je≠rey Lawrence Bewkes, B.A., M.B.A., New York, New York Peter Brendan Dervan, B.S., Ph.D., San Marino, California (June 2014) Donna Lee Dubinsky, B.A., M.B.A., Portola Valley, California Mimi Gardner Gates, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Seattle, Washington ( June 2013) Paul Lewis Joskow, B.A., Ph.D., Locust Valley, New York Neal Leonard Keny-Guyer, B.A., M.P.P.M., Portland, Oregon ( June 2015) Margaret Hilary Marshall, B.A., M.Ed., J.D., Cambridge, Massachusetts ( June 2010) William Irwin Miller, B.A., M.B.A., Columbus, Indiana ( June 2011) Indra Nooyi, B.S., M.B.A., M.P.P.M., Greenwich, Connecticut Barrington Daniels Parker, B.A., LL.B., Stamford, Connecticut Douglas Alexander Warner III, B.A., New York, New York Margaret Garrard Warner, B.A., Washington, D.C.