Disruptive Diversity
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Marsha Griggs ) — Professor Griggs (Washburn Law) shares a Chronicle of Higher Education essay by Pamela Newkirk (NYU Journalism) arguing that university diversity initiatives have not led to much improvement in increasing diversity on campus.
Read More about Disruptive DiversityThe Continuing Importance of the Socratic Method
Legal Skills Prof Blog (By Scott Fruehwald) — The author explains the importance of employing the Socratic method in combination with other teaching techniques.
Read More about The Continuing Importance of the Socratic MethodCChilton & Masur: What Should Law School Rankings Measure and How Should We Measure it — A Comment On Heald & Sichelman’s Rankings
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — The author shares a forthcoming article in Jurimetrics by Adam S. Chilton (University of Chicago Law) and Jonathan S. Masur (University of Chicago Law) which evaluates a recent law school ranking methodology by Paul J. Heald (University of Illinois Law) & Ted M. Sichelman (University of San Diego Law).
Read More about CChilton & Masur: What Should Law School Rankings Measure and How Should We Measure it — A Comment On Heald & Sichelman’s RankingsHeald & Sichelman: The Top 100 Law School Faculties in Citations (Hein) And Impact (SSRN Downloads)
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Paul Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a study from Jurimetrics that provides citation and impact rankings based on SSRN download counts.
Read More about Heald & Sichelman: The Top 100 Law School Faculties in Citations (Hein) And Impact (SSRN Downloads)The Gender Gap In Invited Scholarly Commentaries
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Paul Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a recent study from JAMA Network Open on the disparity of women invited to write scholarly commentaries in medical journals.
Read More about The Gender Gap In Invited Scholarly CommentariesBeware Search Committees: Faculty CVs Often Are Too Good to Be True –
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — The author shares a recent study from the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics about some faculty misrepresenting or embellishing their publications and accomplishments on their CVs.
Read More about Beware Search Committees: Faculty CVs Often Are Too Good to Be True –Department Of Education Rejects Grand Canyon University’s Attempt to Convert From For-Profit To Non-Profit Status
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — The author shares an article from Inside Higher Ed about Grand Canyon University’s attempt to convert to non-profit status.
Read More about Department Of Education Rejects Grand Canyon University’s Attempt to Convert From For-Profit To Non-Profit StatusA New Pricing Model For A New Reality: St. John’s Cuts Tuition By 33%, Reaps Record Applications And Donations
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — The author shares an article from Inside Higher Ed summarizing St. John’s College effort to reduce tuition and raise additional funds from donors.
Read More about A New Pricing Model For A New Reality: St. John’s Cuts Tuition By 33%, Reaps Record Applications And DonationsDesign Process
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) asserts the benefits of writing outlines for planning purposes and how the repetition of the outlining process assists law students as they prepare for finals.
Read More about Design ProcessInnovative Electives Part 2: Electives Focusing on Lawyer Well-Being and Other Innovative Electives
What Great Law Schools Do (By Michael Hunter Schwartz) — Dean Schwartz (Pacific McGeorge Law) continues his series highlighting innovative law school courses. This third post spotlights courses related to well-being.
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