{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F0311a2ab-e5fc-46d6-8411-7e5ad5ff677b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"'The Art of the New Deal: The Brief Wondrous Life of the Yale Law School/Harvard Business School Combined Law-Business Program': 3CL Lecture","description":"Speaker: Professor Christopher Nicholls (University of Western Ontario)\r\n\r\nIn 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, the Yale Law School and Harvard Business School launched an innovative joint program: the \u201cLaw-Business Course\u201d. The program\u2019s principal architect was Yale law professor William O. Douglas, best remembered today as the longest serving member of the US Supreme Court and one of the most provocative. For a short time, this remarkable academic initiative brought together professional schools at America\u2019s two foremost universities, foreshadowing the interdisciplinary approach to law and business education that animate modern JD/MBA programs. The creation and short life of this unique academic collaboration provide a fascinating glimpse into the intellectual dynamism of early twentieth century business law education and the politics and practical exigencies facing academic pioneers of that important era. The story of this forward-thinking interdisciplinary perspective also offers important insights into current approaches to business law and, in particular, the pivotal role of modern finance theory in the development of the study, practice, and theory of corporate law today.\r\n\r\n3CL runs the 3CL Travers Smith Lunchtime Seminar Series, featuring leading academics from the Faculty, and high-profile practitioners.\r\n\r\nFor more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/\r\n\r\nThis entry provides an audio source for iTunes.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d08ee2f1-dd24-420a-a9bd-ee6e23b1fe20/4800905.jpg"}