Writing an Academic Book, Part II: Choosing a Publisher
The Volokh Conspiracy) by Ilya Somin) — Professor Somin (George Mason Law) provides advice on working with book publishers and negotiating contracts.
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LAW SCHOOL ACADEMIC SUPPORT BLOG by GOLDIE PRITCHARD – Goldie Pritchard (Michigan State University Law) writes about her experience as a Black woman in law school academic and bar support. She outlines steps colleagues can take to be an ally, not simply a bystander, to the Black community.
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TAXPROF BLOG by PAUL CARON – Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares information about the weekly AALS Faculty Focus webinar series. Faculty Focus invites tenure-track, clinical, and legal writing faculty to join on Tuesday afternoons to hear from law school leaders and colleagues about the issues facing early career law professors.
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THE VOLOKH CONSPIRACY by JOSH BLACKMAN – Professor Blackman (South Texas College of Law Houston) discusses the unique struggles that professors will face with hybrid classes in the fall. These professors will have challenges in teaching both in-person and online students simultaneously. Blackman offers suggestions on how technologies in the classroom will need to be enhanced…
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THE FACULTY LOUNGE – Announcement of a call for papers for the University of New Hampshire Law Review for Rights & Responsibilities’ volume on judicial and legislative responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. The deadline to submit an abstract is September 1, 2020. Four submissions will be chosen to be presented as part of the symposium on…
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PATENTLY-O by JASON RANTANEN – A summer-speaker series hosted by The Iowa Innovation, Business & Law Center features talks by legal scholars about innovation and COVID-19.
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TAXPROF BLOG by PAUL CARON – Kellye Y. Yesty, President and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, discusses the LSAT-Flex, which is the at-home proctored LSAT that has been administered remotely due to the pandemic. She discusses how LSAC is ensuring people have access to the exam and how its experts have determined that the…
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LAW SCHOOL ACADEMIC SUPPORT BLOG by STEPHEN FOSTER – New law graduates taking the bar exam this summer face unique preparing for the test. The author links to a letter written by Dean Annette Clark (Seattle Law) to the Washington Supreme Court advocating for these aspiring attorneys.
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EXCESS OF DEMOCRACY by DEREK T. MULLER – Professor Derek T. Muller (University of Iowa Law) discusses the state of Washington’s plan to give diploma privilege to graduates of all ABA law schools who previously registered for the July bar exam. He compares Washington’s plan to the plans of other states, such as Utah, in terms…
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LEGAL EVOLUTION by AUSTIN PARRISH – Dean Parrish (Indiana University Maurer Law) introduces his school’s plan for the fall semester to adjust and prepare for challenges due to the pandemic. The school will have a block schedule that has both in-person and online components to support students with differing circumstances.
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