Delta Directions Prize
The Delta Directions Prize was created to recognize the exemplary legal and policy work of two student members of the Delta Project each semester. Students participating in the Delta Project engage in complex policy and legal analysis in areas ranging from mental health to micro-lending, with the ultimate purpose of making a positive impact on the Mississippi Delta. Given that about fifty students participate in the Delta Project each semester, the prize is very competitive. Prize winners for this semester will be announced in late April and...
read moreUsing Social Media to Track and Analyze Natural Disasters: The Hurricane Sandy Test
When: Monday, Feb. 4th, 12noon Where: Harvard Law School, WCC 3018 Lunch will be served! Join us for a lunchtime presentation and discussion with Dr. Arthur Cosby, the William L. Giles Distinguished Professor at MississippiState University and Director of Mississippi State University’s Social Science Research Center, who is working with a team of colleagues to develop software that uses social media as a source of scientific data to track natural disasters. In the fall of 2012, the software was beta tested with Super Storm...
read moreBill Luckett: Mississippi Delta Project Fall Speaker Event!
Date: Wednesday, November 28th Time: 12pm-1pm Where: Hauser 104, Harvard Law School Lunch will be served! Let us know if you’re coming on Facebook! Please join us for an engaging discussion with Bill Luckett, the Mississippi Delta Project Fall Speaker. Luckett is a leader in the state of Mississippi who has dedicated his career to empowering Mississippians with a mix of smart lawyering, community development, political advocacy, and entrepreneurialism. Luckett works to increase small business development and cultural tourism in his home...
read moreJoin us for the 4th Annual Harvard Delta Celebration!
Join us for this annual celebration of the work students and faculty from schools around Harvard University are doing to improve economic, health, and social conditions in the Mississippi Delta! Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Where: Caspersen South (the glass-enclosed room upstairs in the Hark) The event is open to anyone from the Harvard community – from those who have worked in the region to those who are simply interested in learning more about it. There will be ample time for mingling and networking. Hors...
read moreFinancial Services Team Travels to the Delta
By: Ben Jackson. Written in May 2012. I just returned from a trip down to the Delta with my fellow Financial Services Team members Andrew Stecker ’13 and Esther Mulder ’14. It was an incredible journey — we had eye-opening meetings and tours of the area, gut-busting and delicious Southern food, and more than our fair share of live blues, glasses of Southern Pecan, and great conversation. Our main reason for traveling down to the Delta was to present the findings of our research on the legal risks of microlending in six states in...
read moreRob Barnett (JD ’14) Talks About His Trip to Mississippi
Another post from the student voices blog, including artwork of our Delta Fellow hard at work! Thanks to all of our students who traveled to the region over spring break… and to all of the people in Mississippi who made them feel so welcome. Student Voices: Eating Well in the Mississippi Delta Over spring break, I was lucky to travel to the Mississippi Delta on a pro bono trip with eight other law students from Harvard and Ole Miss. As Kimberly’s post describes, we spent an unforgettable week researching property law, making...
read moreEND OF YEAR CELEBRATION: TUES, 4/17, GRIS 110
Join the Mississippi Delta Project at 6:30 pm as we welcome new leaders and celebrate the outstanding work of our four student teams. All are welcome. BBQ dinner will be provided!
read moreKimberly Newberry (JD ’14) Shares Her Experiences On Mississippi Spring Break Trip
Check out this “Student Voices” post, copied below, in which HLS student Kimberly Newberry shares her experiences on a spring break trip organized by Mississippi Delta Fellow Nate Rosenberg. Student Voices: Learning About Land Rights in Mississippi The Mississippi Delta is populated by more juke joints than Starbucks (and rightly so as the birthplace of the blues). Nightly strolls are accompanied by the faint strums of guitar in the distance and you can imagine how Robert Johnson allegedly sold his soul to the devil right in the...
read moreWednesday, Apr. 4: Frank Laski Speaks to the Delta Project
This Wednesday, the HLS Mississippi Delta Project is pleased to welcome Frank Laski, former Executive Director of the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee of Massachusetts. Mr. Laski will discuss trends in mental health policy–from the criminal justice system to community based services–and their impact on low-income individuals. He will also offer potential solutions to improve mental health service delivery to disadvantaged clients. The HLS Mississippi Delta Project is committed to improving well-being in the Delta Region and...
read moreMental Health/Substance Abuse Policy Initiative March 2012 Blogpost
Since the beginning of this school year, myself and other members of the Mental Health/Substance Abuse policy initiative have been working on a report on the state of mental health in Mississippi. Specifically, the report is focused on identifying the problem areas within Mississippi’s mental health system so that we can begin to help our partner-on-the-ground, the Southern Institute for Mental Health Advocacy, Research and Training (SMHART), improve the mental health outlook of the people of Mississippi. Last semester, we looked through...
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