Six hundred and seven. This is the number of book challenges in 2019. This number increased to 1,269 book challenges in 2022. Book challenges are threats to knowledge, defined as “an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of an individual or group” off curricula or libraries, restricting others’ access to those materials. Sometimes, a book challenge can lead to a book ban and the removal of that challenged material. Fahrenheit 451 does not seem like a distant dystopia when children are impeded from enjoying the knowledge that grows in the pages of books. In this article, I will explain the main reasons why books are being challenged, how book challenges take advantage of the law, and why I think books cannot be banned based on their content. Read the rest of HULR staff writer Rita Palacio's article at this link: https://lnkd.in/eAfCQDCD
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The Harvard Undergraduate Law Review (HULR) (formerly known as the Harvard College Law Review) is a student-run organization at Harvard College that is dedicated to providing undergraduates with an opportunity to learn about the field of law and the career options it provides. It aims to educate Harvard undergraduate students interested in pursuing law after college by exposing them to leaders in the field. As the only pre-law publication on campus, it has a wide audience that is eager to participate in world-class discussion of legal issues and to learn from the resources that the publication offers. In addition to publishing student work, the HULR seeks to promote greater awareness and understanding of opportunities within the field of law by appropriate means such as meetings, seminars, and other educational events. By working with other law-related student organizations on campus, we hope to establish a support infrastructure for pre-law students at Harvard College.
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Congratulation to our Fall 2023 Essay Contest Winners! 1st place: Maya Otchere-Boateng - Maya is a high school junior at Archer High School in Georgia. 2nd place: Darrell Pui - Darrell is a high school junior at Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore. 3rd place: Ethan Lim - Ethan is also a high school junior at Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore. Thank you to everyone who participated, we were incredibly impressed by all the submissions! This year's essay theme was “The Right to Life". The HULR holds this essay contest every Fall for high school students to participate in.
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Yesterday, the HULR had an amazing speaker session with Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Dean of the Radcliffe Institute and professor of constitutional law. We are so thankful for Dean Brown-Nagin's visit and intriguing conversation. Thank you to our outreach directors Michael Pecorara and Tracy Das for organizing!
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