By Darby Dickerson, AALS President and Dean, UIC John Marshall Law School
“The theme for my presidential year is ‘The Power of Words.’ During my January 2020 presidential address, I emphasized three words—‘caste,’ ‘candor,’ and ‘change’—and for each word, I posed a challenge to the legal academy. This column addresses ‘candor’ and the challenge for faculty to promote candor in their classrooms.”
By Janessa Sambola-Harris
The Section on Comparative Law provides a forum for discussion of problems in the comparison of laws which are of concern to the comparatists as a profession, and brings to the attention of members of the Association of American Law Schools the experience of other countries with matters of current concern to American professors of law.
By Janessa Sambola-Harris
The Section on Evidence promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities among members and makes recommendations on matters of interest in the teaching and improvement of the law relating to evidence.
By Michael Madison, Professor of Law and John E. Murray Faculty Scholar, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
“We are confronted now by a crisis that likely will change everything about [legal education and higher education] and more, for a long time to come and well beyond the impacts of immediate traumas. The time has come for planning, instead.”
Have you published a new paper, chapter, or book? Won an award or moved to a different law school? Now is the time to update your information in the Directory of Law Teachers.
The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2021 AALS Annual Meeting has been extended to May 15. This deadline applies to proposals for programs in four categories: Open Source, Discussion Groups, Symposia, Arc of Career.
AALS has launched a few new services to assist faculty in following the latest news related to legal education and the coronavirus pandemic.
