Washington & Lee Law dean Melanie Wilson reflects on her first year at the school
THE COLUMNS — In the most recent issue of Discovery, our law alumni newsletter, Dean Melanie Wilson reflected on her first year in the Dean’s Office and what she is excited about in the year to come.
Read More about Washington & Lee Law dean Melanie Wilson reflects on her first year at the schoolWillamette Law professor Valerie Vollmar discusses experience teaching experiential education
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — During her time on the Willamette Law faculty, Professor Emerita Valerie J. Vollmar JD’75 was not afraid to be first – from being amongst the first Willamette Law professors to use a computer to being the first to use PowerPoint slides in class – Vollmar was well known across campus for being a trailblazer.
Read More about Willamette Law professor Valerie Vollmar discusses experience teaching experiential educationUniversities attempt to prevent students from cheating with artificial intelligence
THE SEATTLE TIMES — Practically overnight, ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become the go-to source for cheating in college. Educators say they want to embrace the technology’s potential to teach and learn in new ways, but when it comes to assessing students, they see a need to “ChatGPT-proof” test questions and assignments.
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UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law professor David Marcus has been elected to the membership of the American Law Institute, among the most prestigious positions for legal academics and professionals.
Read More about UCLA Law professor David Marcu elected to American Law InstituteCleveland State University Law professor Howard E. Katz presents at AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — Legal Educator in Residence Howard E. Katz made two presentations at the annual AALS Workshop for New Law Teachers held June 8-10 in Washington, D.C. One was on teaching methods: Inside the Classroom. The other was the concluding plenary session: Keeping It All Together. He also facilitated two group discussions.…
Read More about Cleveland State University Law professor Howard E. Katz presents at AALS Workshop for New Law School TeachersAn interview with University of Colorado Law professor Daría Roithmayr
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — In August, Professor Daría Roithmayr will join the Colorado Law faculty as Professor of Law. Professor Roithmayr teaches and writes about persistent structural racism and racial exploitation. Her 2014 book, Reproducing Racism: How Everyday Choices Lock In White Advantage (NYU), explores how racial inequality structurally reproduces itself over time, even…
Read More about An interview with University of Colorado Law professor Daría RoithmayrUniversity of Connecticut Law to establish Transactional Law Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW — The UConn School of Law is opening the Transactional Law Clinic, its seventh in-house legal clinic. The clinic will offer pro bono services to small businesses, nonprofit agencies, and individuals in transactional and regulatory matters. Casey Faucon, who started a similar clinic at the University of Alabama School of Law,…
Read More about University of Connecticut Law to establish Transactional Law ClinicUniversity of Connecticut Law and Northeastern Law professors release exam guide for students
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW — A UConn Law faculty member and a former dean have revised their guide to approaching law school exams, which has become a classic for law school students across the nation.
Read More about University of Connecticut Law and Northeastern Law professors release exam guide for studentsUniversity of Hawai’i Law librarians present at national conference
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law library faculty excellence was on full display at a recent East Coast convening. UH law school librarians presented at the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference in Boston in July.
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law librarians present at national conferenceUniversity of Illinois Law professor Janet Moore co-authors study on community-based participatory research
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW — Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach that connects academic researchers with community partners to inform project development. Where traditional research is often done “to” people, treating them as subjects with no agency, CBPR is a cooperative process incorporating the knowledge and direction of community members. A new study from…
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