Law School revolt.

• Author: Soave, Robby
• Position: Profs for due process - Harvard Law School's sexual harassment policy - Brief article

This summer, following a not-so-gentle nudge from the federal government, Harvard introduced a tough new sexual harassment policy. The rules were designed to bring the college in line with U.S. law, but quickly drew heavy criticism from the very people at Harvard best equipped to make sense of legal mandates: the law school faculty.

In October, 28 Harvard law professors sent a letter of protest to The Boston Globe, accusing the new policy of violating accused students' rights. "Harvard has adopted procedures for deciding cases of alleged sexual misconduct which lack the most basic elements of fairness and due process, are...