Free Speech and the Educational Mission 

September 16, 2024

The Volokh Conspiracy (by Cass Sunstein) — Professor Sunstein (Harvard Law) examines the multitude of college free speech issues in and how leadership can effectively handle them.

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Is Antidiscrimination Law Content-Neutral? 

September 16, 2024

Dorf on Law (by Michael C. Dorf) — Professor Dorf (Cornell Law) questions if antidiscrimination laws are content-neutral when implemented on college campuses and provides advice to administrators trying to craft free speech policies.

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VAPs and Fellowships 2024-2025 

September 16, 2024

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares a spreadsheet to track visiting assistant professor and fellowship positions for the 2024-25 academic year.

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Hiring Committee Topics of Interest 2024-2025

September 16, 2024

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares a spreadsheet listing which topics of interest law school faculty hiring committees are looking for during the 2024-2025 hiring season.

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1L of a Blog Series: Three Tips for Reading & Briefing Cases

September 16, 2024

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Dayna Smith) — Professor Smith (Vermont Law and Graduate School) offers advice to first-year law students on reading and briefing cases for law school assignments.

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AAA’s Diverse Student ADR Summit

September 16, 2024

Indisputably (by Jill Gross) — Professor Gross (Pace Law) shares an announcement from the American Arbitration Association calling for students to apply for their Diverse Student ADR Summit where all accepted students will receive a scholarship to attend.

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Shared Values and Principles in Mediation 

September 16, 2024

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a list of key values and principles he believes are necessary for mediation practice.

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Rethinking Legal Education: Demystifying Neurodiversity And Building An Inclusive Future 

September 16, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Jennifer Kindred Mitchell (University of Baltimore Law) and Charlie Amiot that examines how law schools can better address the needs of neurodivergent students.

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AccessLex: Predicting Bar Success — The Mediating Effects Of 1L Law School GPA On Undergraduate GPA And LSAT

September 16, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data from AccessLex that examines if the admission and assessment tools used by law schools to determine student success correlate to first-time bar passage.

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Student Debt Impacts Well-Being And Life Decisions Of Young Lawyers 

September 16, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the results from a recent ABA and AccessLex study that examines how student debt affects the well-being and life decisions of young lawyers.

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