Diploma privilege 2.0
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) examines the history of diploma privilege in the US and its potential revival due to the pandemic.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Professor Emily Grant (Washburn Law) summarizes and shares resources and advice for teaching online this fall.
Read More about Grant: What I Learned About Teaching Online After A Summer Of Virtual Conferences, Classes, And MeetingManaging Expectations in the Law School Classroom
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jessica N. Haller) — The author shares part of a blog post by professor Andrew Henderson (Australian National University Law) that offers advice for faculty on developing rapport with students in an online environment.
Read More about Managing Expectations in the Law School ClassroomBuilding Connections Among Your Students — Preparing for Fall Teaching in Physically Distanced, Hybrid, or Remote Courses
PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (University of Richmond Law) continues her series on preparing to teach online this fall with a post on building opportunities for students to interreact with each other.
Read More about Building Connections Among Your Students — Preparing for Fall Teaching in Physically Distanced, Hybrid, or Remote CoursesShould Colleges Force Students To Turn Their Cameras On?
The Volokh Conspiracy (By Josh Blackman) — Professor Blackman (South Texas College of Law Houston) examines the arguments for and against requiring students to turn on their cameras during online classes.
Read More about Should Colleges Force Students To Turn Their Cameras On?Self-Made: Introducing Avatars in the Online Law Classroom (Part Three)
Teach Law Better (By Joy Kanwar and Kim D. Ricardo) — Professors Kanwar (Brooklyn Law) and Ricardo (UIC John Marshall Law) present the third post in their series on the use of avatars in online law classes.
Read More about Self-Made: Introducing Avatars in the Online Law Classroom (Part Three)What are Law Schools around the Country Doing about in-Person vs. Remote Learning?
The Volokh Conspiracy (By David Bernstein) — Professor Bernstein (George Mason Law) shares the school’s fall reopening plan and asks readers to share their schools’ plans.
Read More about What are Law Schools around the Country Doing about in-Person vs. Remote Learning?AALS jobs bulletin is out
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (By Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter shares news that the AALS Placement Bulletin has been released and provides analysis of the hiring market based on the number of positions so far. He notes that some schools may return to the hiring market depending on the needs of schools over the next few…
Read More about AALS jobs bulletin is outBecoming More Culturally Proficient
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Victoria McCoy Dunkley) — Professor Dunkley (Northeastern Law) discusses the need for academic support professionals to acknowledge implicit biases when interacting with law students.
Read More about Becoming More Culturally ProficientAALS Announcements: Save the Date and Nominations for Emerging Scholar Award
Yale Journal on Regulation (By Christopher J. Walker) — Professor Walker (Ohio State University Law) lists the AALS Section on Administrative Law’s programming at the 2021 Annual Meeting and shares a request for nominations for the section’s Emerging Scholar Award.
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