Call for Nominations for 2022 Dispute Resolution Advancement Award

December 20, 2021

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a call for nominations for an award for excellence for scholarship in dispute resolution.

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Call For Papers: Teaching Law Without Borders — Comparative Perspectives On Legal Pedagogy

December 13, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a call for papers for an upcoming issue of the Journal of Legal Education featuring perspectives on law teaching outside the United States and what can be learned from the various approaches.   

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Associate Deans for Research at Law Schools

December 13, 2021

PrawfsBlawg (by Gerard Magliocca) — Professor Magliocca (Indiana University McKinney Law) asks for information from Associate Deans of Research for an upcoming report he’s writing. 

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Keep Distance Education for Law Schools: Online Education, the Pandemic, and Access to Justice

December 13, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Loyola University Chicago Law Journal article by Lael Daniel Weinberger (Harvard Law) urging schools to continue the use of online and hybrid programs following the pandemic to help improve access to legal education. 

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Law Teaching Strategies For A New Era: Beyond The Physical Classroom

December 13, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a description of a new book by Tessa L. Dysart (University of Arizona Law) and Tracy Norton (Touro Law) that explores teaching strategies for law professors in the digital age.  

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Chauvin: The Banality of Law Journal Rejections

December 13, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Minnesota Law Review article by Noah Chauvin that criticizes the method by which some law journals reject submissions.  

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Legal Education’s Curricular Tipping Point Toward Inclusive Socratic Teaching

December 13, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Hofstra Law Review article by Jamie Abrams (University of Louisville Law) that outlines an inclusive approach to Socratic teaching in the law classroom.  

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Implementing ABA Standard 314 by Incorporating Effective Formative Assessment Techniques Across The Law School Curriculum

December 13, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Pittsburgh Law Review article by Diana R. Donahoe and Julie Ross (Georgetown Law) about implementing ABA standards for assessment. 

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Some Pet Peeves About Legal Scholarship

December 6, 2021

Balkinization (by Mark Tushnet) —  Professor Tushnet (Harvard Law) shares some common mistakes and exaggerations made by law professors writing law articles.

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