Advancement Metrics 101 for Law School Deans Post #2

July 10, 2023

What Great Law Schools Do (by Michael Hunter Schwartz) — Dean Schwartz (University of the Pacific McGeorge Law) discusses different types of alumni engagement and how they can be used for advancement metrics.   

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Ryan & Muller: Law Schools That Overperform On The Bar Exam

July 10, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) —  Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Florida Law Review article by Christopher J. Ryan Jr. (University of Louisville Law) and Derek T. Muller (Notre Dame Law) that looks at the schools that overperform on the bar exam and why these schools are more successful than others. 

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Fordham Dean Diller: New U.S. News Law School Rankings Methodology Is ‘Deeply Problematic’

July 10, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed by Fordham Law dean Matthew Diller discussing flaws within the US News law school ranking methodology.  

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Scholarship Round-Up!!! 2022 publications

July 10, 2023

Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Priya Baskaran) — Professor Baskaran (American University Washington College of Law) shares a collection of scholarship from clinical law professors. 

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Empirical Legal Studies: CELS 2023–Submission Deadline Extended

July 10, 2023

Empirical Legal Studie (by Michael Heise) — Professor Heise shares a call for papers for the 2023 Conference on Empirical Legal Studies to take place at University of Chicago Law.  

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Unique–and call for proposals for the AASE Diversity Conference

July 10, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Liz Stillman) — Professor Stillman (Suffolk Law) shares an experience she had while teaching a class of prospective law students from historically excluded communities. She also shares a call for papers for the AASE Diversity Conference to take place at American University Washington College of Law.  

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Can ChatGPT Write A Law Review Article?

July 10, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Roman M Yankovskiy (Higher School of Economics) that analyzes the ability of ChatGPT to recreate and write an accurate law review article. 

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U.S. News Law School Rankings Panel At Today’s AALS Institutional Advancement Conference

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares that he will be moderating a panel about US News law school rankings during the AALS Institutional Advancement Conference. The conference took place on June 14 and 15. 

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Admitting Law Grads By Bar Exam Versus By A Diploma Privilege: A Comparison Of Consumer Protection

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of the Legal Profession article by William Wesley Patton (USC Gould Law) that explains how alternative licensure methods compare to the bar exam with regard to consumer protection.  

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The Flaws of Implicit Bias — And The Need For Empirical Research In Legal Scholarship And Legal Education

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of the Legal Profession article by Adam Lamparello (Georgia College & State University) that argues the importance of using statistics and empirical research methods in scholarship and teaching related to implicit bias. 

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