The Volokh Conspiracy - Harvard to Waive 3L Tuition For Students in Public Interest Law for Five Years:

The New York Times reports:

  Concerned by the low numbers of law students choosing careers in public service, Harvard Law School plans to waive tuition for third-year students who pledge to spend five years working either for nonprofit organizations or the government.
  The program, to be announced Tuesday, would save students more than $40,000 in tuition and follows by scant months the announcement of a sharp increase in financial aid to Harvard's undergraduates. The law school, which already has a loan forgiveness program for students choosing public service, said it knew of no other law school offering such a tuition incentive.
  "We know that debt is a big issue," said Elena Kagan, dean of the law school. "We have tried to address that over the years with a very generous loan forgiveness program, but we started to think that we could do better."

This is a wonderful idea, I think. I'm very glad Harvard both is willing to do this and can afford it.

	[Orin Kerr, March 18, 2008 at 4:33pm] Trackbacks Harvard to Waive 3L Tuition For Students in Public Interest Law for Five Years: The New York Times reports: Concerned by the low numbers of law students choosing careers in public service, Harvard Law School plans to waive tuition for third-year students who pledge to spend five years working either for nonprofit organizations or the government. The program, to be announced Tuesday, would save students more than $40,000 in tuition and follows by scant months the announcement of a sharp increase in financial aid to Harvard's undergraduates. The law school, which already has a loan forgiveness program for students choosing public service, said it knew of no other law school offering such a tuition incentive. "We know that debt is a big issue," said Elena Kagan, dean of the law school. "We have tried to address that over the years with a very generous loan forgiveness program, but we started to think that we could do better." This is a wonderful idea, I think. I'm very glad Harvard both is willing to do this and can afford it. Related Posts (on one page): Could 3L Tuition Waiver Have Unintended Consequences? Harvard to Waive 3L Tuition For Students in Public Interest Law for Five Years: