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Olin Center for Studies in Law, Economics, and Public Policy 77 The Yale Law School Center for the Study of Business Law 78 The China Law Center 78 The Information Society Project 79 The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program 80 The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights 81 Opportunities for Study in Legal History 82 Visiting Researchers 83 Fellowships for Post-Graduate Research 83 Grades 85 Academic Requirements and Options 85 Requirements for the Degree of Juris Doctor ( J.D.) 85 Options Within the Course of Study for the Degree of Juris Doctor ( J.D.) 87 Joint Degrees 93 Leaves of Absence, Extending Time for Completion of Degree, and Credit for Work Done at Another Law School 96 Bar Requirements 97 Requirements for Graduate Degrees (LL.M., J.S.D., M.S.L.)97 Registration 101 Course Selection, Limited Enrollment, Examinations and Papers 102 Course Selection 102 Limited Enrollment 102 Examinations and Papers 103 4 Yale Law School Admissions, Expenses, and Financial Aid 105 The Degree of Juris Doctor ( J.D.) 105 Student Accounts and Bills 110 The Degrees of Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Doctor of the Science of Law ( J.S.D.) 114 The Degree of Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) 117 Student Organizations and Journals, and Student Participation in Administration 119 Student Organizations and Journals 119 Student Participation in Administration 127 Career Development Office 128 Lillian Goldman Law Library 131 Living at Yale 133 Life at Yale Law School 133 Life at Yale University 135 Law School Students 147 Alumni and Endowment Funds 155 Alumni 155 Endowment Funds 156 The Work of Yale University 192 Calendar 2006 fall Aug. 28 Mon. Orientation for graduate students and Visiting Researchers begins. Aug. 30 Wed. Orientation for new J.D. students begins. Aug. 31 Thurs. Registration for all new students. Sept. 1 Fri. Orientation for all new students. Sept. 5 Tues. Fall term begins, 8.10 A.M. First day of classes and registration for returning students. Oct. 20 Fri. Fall recess begins, 6 p.m. Oct. 30 Mon. Fall recess ends; classes resume, 8.10 a.m. Nov. 22 Wed. Thanksgiving recess begins, 6 p.m. Nov. 27 Mon. Classes resume, 8.10 a.m. Dec. 20 Wed. Only Friday classes will meet; vacation begins, 6 p.m. 2007 Jan. 10 Wed. Vacation ends; examination period begins, 9 a.m. Jan. 24 Wed. Fall term ends, 5 P.M. spring Jan. 29 Mon. Spring term begins, 8.10 A.M. Registration for all students. Mar. 16 Fri. Spring recess begins, 6 p.m. Mar. 26 Mon. Spring recess ends; classes resume, 8.10 a.m. May 11 Fri. Classes end. May 14 Mon. Examination period begins, 9 a.m. May 25 Fri. Spring term ends, 5 P.M. May 28 Mon. University Commencement June 6 Wed. 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 officio. His Honor the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, ex officio. 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. Jeffrey Lawrence Bewkes, b.a., m.b.a., New York, New York. Gerhard Casper, ll.m., ph.d., ll.d., Atherton, California. Donna Lee Dubinsky, b.a., m.b.a., Portola Valley, California. Charles Daniel Ellis, b.a., m.b.a., ph.d., New Haven, Connecticut. Jeffrey Powell Koplan, b.a., m.d., m.p.h., Atlanta, Georgia (June 2009). Maya Ying Lin, b.a., m.arch., d.f.a., New York, New York (June 2008). 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 Daniel Parker, Jr., b.a., ll.b., Stamford, Connecticut. Theodore Ping Shen, b.a., m.b.a., Brooklyn Heights, New York (June 2007). Margaret Garrard Warner, b.a., Washington, D.C. (June 2012). Fareed Zakaria, b.a., ph.d., New York, New York. The Officers of Yale University President Richard Charles Levin, b.a., b.litt., ph.d. Provost Andrew David Hamilton, b.sc., ph.d., f.r.s. Vice President and Secretary Linda Koch Lorimer, b.a., j.d. Vice President and General Counsel Dorothy Kathryn Robinson, b.a., j.d. Vice President for New Haven and State Affairs and Campus Development Bruce Donald Alexander, b.a., j.d.