Harvard Marshall Forum draws scholars, officials to discuss Europe then and now
At a time when American commitments to major global institutions and agreements are a hot issue around the world, the Harvard Marshall Forum celebrated the legacy of one of America’s greatest humanitarian outreach efforts: the Marshall Plan, $13 billion in U.S. aid to a faltering Western Europe after World War II. The forum is the annual gathering of the Association of Marshall Scholars, a charitable organization composed of program alumni who support the association. Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow welcomed guests to campus Saturday for a full day of talks and panel sessions by experts in diplomacy, law, and history. “For Harvard Law School to play a part as Harvard University collaborates with the Marshall Forum and the Association of Marshall Scholars to mark the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan is a special honor,” said Minow. Minow was joined in welcoming guests by Fredrik Logevall, a foreign relations expert who is...