Advice for junior faculty writing recommendation letters
INSIDE HIGHER ED — While a time-consuming task for seasoned professors, it can be much more daunting for junior faculty who may never have seen a letter of recommendation before, including those sent on their behalf, writes Mohammed Albakry.
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Samir Parikh has been admitted as a Fellow by the American College of Bankruptcy (ACB). He is one of thirty-nine new Fellows being honored and recognized this year for their professional excellence and exceptional contributions to the bankruptcy and insolvency practice. The College has approximately 1,000 Fellows, of…
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UMASS LAW — UMass Law Professor Margaret Drew presented at Pepperdine Law School for the bi- annual Lextern National Conference. The conference was themed Externship 11, “Embracing Community: Learning from Each Other, Deepening Local Connections, and Refining Remote Relationships,” which explored the ways the externship community has developed, and externship pedagogy has matured. Professor Drew…
Read More about UMass Law professor Margaret Drew presents at conference on externshipsUniversity of Michigan Law professor Aaron Perzanowski gives talk on the right to repair at Montana State University
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL — Lawyers, academics and farmers gathered Wednesday at the Montana State University campus to discuss a hot button issue: a consumer’s right to repair the products they own, and why that carries significant implications for the economy and environment. The event focused on the intersection between intellectual property rights…
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The authors of three briefs in an important election-related Supreme Court case have cited a forthcoming law review article by Mitchell Hamline Associate Professor Jason Marisam. Oral arguments in the case, Moore v. Harper, was heard this week on December 7. Marisam’s forthcoming article focuses on the crux of…
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law professor Jason Marisam cited in briefs on US Supreme Court casePenn Carey Law professor Tobias Barrington Wolff submits amicus brief for US Supreme Court case
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — Tobias Barrington Wolff, Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, has submitted an amicus curiae in support of the respondents in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case, the Court will decide whether…
Read More about Penn Carey Law professor Tobias Barrington Wolff submits amicus brief for US Supreme Court casePenn Carey Law professor Allison K. Hoffman authors DePaul Law Review article on the issues with employer-based health insurance
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — In an article published in the DePaul Law Review, Allison K. Hoffman, Deputy Dean and Professor of Law, describes problems that arise with a U.S. health insurance system overwhelmingly comprised of job-based coverage. In “How A Pandemic Plus Recession Foretell the Post-Job-Based Horizon of Health Insurance,” Hoffman…
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — For her commitment to protecting the rights of those with mental illness and substance use disorders, the American Psychiatric Association awarded the 2022 Patient Advocacy Award to Professor Elyn Saks, founder and faculty director of the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics at…
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — In competition with more than 350 academic article nominations, USC Gould School of Law Professors Erik Hovenkamp and D. Daniel Sokol were winners earlier this year of the 2022 Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards. The Antitrust Writing Awards aim to promote competition scholarship and competition advocacy. Hovenkamp’s…
Read More about USC Gould Law professors Erik Hovenkamp and D. Daniel Sokol win antitrust writing awardsTexas A&M Law dean Robert B. Ahdieh named vice president for Professional Schools and Programs
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean Robert B. Ahdieh has been named Vice President for Professional Schools and Programs by Texas A&M University President M. Katherine Banks. He will serve in this new position concurrently with his appointment as Dean of the School of Law and Anthony G. Buzbee Endowed Dean’s Chair. The…
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