Diversity in Law School

Nondiscrimination Policy

Harvard University's policy is to make decisions concerning applicants, students, faculty, and staff on the basis of the individual's qualifications and ability to contribute to Harvard's education objectives and institutional needs. Specifically, Harvard Law School does not discriminate against applicants, students, faculty, or staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, handicap, source of income, or status as a Vietnam-era or disabled veteran.

Student Organization Contact Information

Lambda

Contact:

Erik Graham-Smith '13
E-mail: egrahamsmith@jd13.law.harvard.edu

Faculty Contact Information

Glenn Cohen
E-mail: igcohen@law.harvard.edu

Robert Bordone
E-mail: rbordone@law.harvard.edu

Administrator Contact Information

Sarah Morton
E-mail: smorton@law.harvard.edu

Course Titles and/or Descriptions

Courses with primary focus on LGBT issues:

• Family, Domestic Violence and LGBT Law: Litigating in the Family Courts A
• Family, Domestic Violence and LGBT Law: Litigating in the Family Courts B
• Gender Theory and Legal Theory: Reading Group
• Sexual Orientation and the Law

Not primarily focused on LGBT issues, but touch on LGBT issues:

• Future of the Family: Adoption, Reproduction and Child Welfare: Seminar
• Gender and the Family in Transnational Law
• Reproductive Technology and Genetics: Seminar
• Sex Equality

Domestic Partnership Benefits

Please contact the Harvard Law School Dean of Students Office and/or the Human Resources Office for details.

Additional Information

Harvard Law School is in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the most LGBT-friendly localities in the United States, and the first state to legalize marriage equality. Thanks to the size of the law school, the LGBT community on campus is a large and vibrant one, with strong connections to student organizations at the business school, medical school, and Kennedy school as well. HLS Lambda works with the Dean of Students Office and other organizations on campus to provide a variety of educational, political, and social programs throughout the year, including a retreat every fall and a two-day conference every spring. The topic of the 2010 conference was international LGBT legal issues, bringing together activists and scholars from five continents. Students find strong mentoring relationships with the Lambda faculty advisors, Professors Bordone and Cohen, as well as alumni.

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