The LSAT has now gone fully digital
Legal Skills Prof (By James B. Levy) — Professor James B. Levy (Nova Southeastern University) reports on LSAC’s recent shift toward a fully digital LSAT after this past summer’s partial digital implementation.
Read More about The LSAT has now gone fully digitalThe American Sociological Association and 17 other professional organizations speak out against the use of student evaluations
Legal Skills Prof (By James B. Levy) —The author links to a letter published by Inside Higher Ed that takes a stand against using student evaluations of teaching as primary measure of teaching effectiveness. The signatories argue that student evaluations should be used as part of a holistic analysis of teaching effectiveness rather than a…
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Law School Academic Support Blog (By Marsha Griggs) — Professor Marsha Griggs (Washburn University) self-reflects and provides advice for teachers on creating and tailoring presentations toward the experience and knowledge basis of their students so they can get most out of the course.
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Clinical Law Prof Blog (By Jeff Baker) — Professor Baker (Pepperdine Law) shares the latest post in the Clinical Legal Education Association’s series on social justice in legal clinics. This edition focuses on the Mercer Law Habeas Project.
Read More about CLEA: Social Justice in Legal Clinics: The Mercer Habeas ProjectChallenges to Legal Education, Clinical Legal Education, and Clinical Scholarship by Peter A. Joy
Legal Skills Prof Blog (By Scott Fruehwald) — Author shares an article by Peter A. Joy (Washington University) in the Clinical Law Review that analyzes the effects of the Great Recession on law school budgets, staffing, admissions, and enrollment.
Read More about Challenges to Legal Education, Clinical Legal Education, and Clinical Scholarship by Peter A. JoyThe Diversity Imperative Revisited: Racial and Gender Inclusion in Clinical Law Faculty
Clinical Law Prof Blog (By Jeff Baker) — Professor Baker (Pepperdine Law) links to a new Clinical Law Review essay from the members of a Clinical Legal Education Association Committee for Faculty Equity and Inclusion. In the essay, the committee members call on law schools to conduct more research and improve demographic diversity among clinical faculties.
Read More about The Diversity Imperative Revisited: Racial and Gender Inclusion in Clinical Law FacultyUsing Exam Wrappers To Foster Self-Assessment Skills In Law Students
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Author links to an upcoming Pace Law Review article by Professor Sarah Schendel (Suffolk University) that explains the need to develop law students who are able to identify gaps in their learning and understand how to improve after receiving disappointing grades.
Read More about Using Exam Wrappers To Foster Self-Assessment Skills In Law StudentsThe ‘Pink Ghetto’ Pipeline: Challenges And Opportunities For Women In Legal Education
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Author links to a recent article in the University of Detroit Mercy Law Review that focuses on the changing gender demographics in legal education, legal education pipelines and role of women in higher education. The article by Renee Nicole Allen (St. John’s Law), Alicia Jackson (Florida A&M Law), and DeShun…
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — The author shares a recent article forthcoming in the Journal of Legal Education by Sahar F. Aziz (Rutgers Law) that argues that efforts to increase the number of women law students, faculty, and administrators have not eliminated gender inequality in pay and promotion.
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Teach Law Better (By Abigail Perdue) — Professor Abigail Perdue (Wake Forest Law) shares six lessons that she wished she had known about grading when she was a first-year professor.
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