Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Louis Schulze) — Louis Schulze (Florida International University Law) introduces the book by Jane B. Grise (University of Kentucky Law) Grise’s Critical Reading for Success in Law School and Beyond.
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Best Practices for Legal Education Blog (by Davida Finger & Melanie Daily) — Davida Finger (Loyola New Orleans) and Melanie Daily (University of Kansas Law), the editors for Best Practices in Legal Education, announce that the site will be merging with the Clinical Law Prof Blog.
Read More about Clinical Law Prof Blog and Best Practices for Legal EducationWould You Like to Get The Benefit of the Real Practice Systems Project and Share Your Experiences?
Indisputably (by John Lande) — John Lande (University of Missouri Law) requests participants for his study which assesses the effectiveness of Real Practice Systems assignments and exercises in courses, trainings, and continuing education programs.
Read More about Would You Like to Get The Benefit of the Real Practice Systems Project and Share Your Experiences?Twitter as Institutional and Self-Corruption
PrawfsBlawg (by Paul Horwitz) — Paul Horwitz (University of Alabama Law) discusses the practice of journalists relying on Twitter for their work as well as their personal brand and considers how the same pitfalls involved may apply to law professors.
Read More about Twitter as Institutional and Self-CorruptionThe Black–White Paradigm’s Continuing Erasure Of Latinas: See Women Law Deans Of Color
TaxProf Blog (by Paul L. Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Denver Law Review article by Laura Padilla (California Western Law) discussing the erasure of Latinas due to the Black-White racial binary.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul L. Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Nebraska Law Review article by Alexa Chew (University of North Carolina Law) and Rachel Gurvich (University of North Carolina Law) detailing the efforts taken to give first-year students an understanding of the structural inequalities that permeate law school institutions.
Read More about Saying The Quiet Parts Out Loud: Teaching Students How Law School WorksAALS Law Libraries Section Award for Outstanding Service and Contributions
Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) announces that University of North Carolina Law professor Anne Klinefelter will be honored by the AALS Law Libraries Section for outstanding service and contributions.
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Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares the announcement that Wake Forest Law professor Laura Graham will be honored by the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research for excellence in teaching.
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International Law Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) announces that Fordham Law professor Gay McDougall will be honored by the AALS Section on International Human Rights Law with the Nelson Mandela Award.
Read More about AALS International Human Rights AwardAALS Section on Global Engagement Outstanding Achievement Award Winner Announced
Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) announces that California Western Law professor David Austin will be honored for outstanding achievement by the AALS Section on Global Engagement.
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