The Journal of Legal Education recently released two issues. Issue 69-1 includes a collection of articles addressing explores gender inequality and the legal academy edited by Northeastern University School of Law. It features the following articles.

• “Building Bridges Across Curricular and Status Lines: Gender Inequity Throughout the Legal Academy,” by Kristen K. Tiscione and Melissa H. Weresh
• “Identity Politics is Failing Women in Legal Academia,” by Sahar Aziz
• “Legal Writing as Office Housework?” by Mary Nicol Bowman
• “No Matter How Loud I Shout: Legal Writing as Gender Sidelining,” by Leslie Patrice Culver
• “The Paradox of Faculty-Student Interactions,” by Meera E. Deo
• “Finding the Goldilocks Zone: Negotiating Your First Employment Offer in Legal Academia” by Darby Dickerson
• “Reducing Gender Inequity in the Academy and the Legal Profession,” by Susan Hanley Duncan
• “Gender Equity in Law School Enrollment: An Elusive Goal,” by Deborah Jones Merritt and Kyle McEntee
• “Gender Inequity Throughout the Legal Academy: A Quick Look at the (Surprisingly Limited) Data,” by Kristen K. Tiscione

In addition, Stephanie Roberts Hartung reviews the book Beyond One L: Stories About Finding Meaning and Making a Difference in Law by Nancy Levit and Allen Rostron; Neil Hamilton reviews the book The Formation of Professional Identity: The Path from Student to Lawyer, by Emery Longan, Daisy Hurst Floyd, and Timothy W. Floyd.

The second recent issue, 69-2, includes a collection of articles reflecting on the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE), its history, and how schools can use the survey to improve the student experience. It also includes five stand-alone articles covering topics related to law teaching and law school administration. Edited by Northeastern University School of Law and American University Washington College of Law, the issue features the following articles:

General Articles

• “Structural Nepotism: On the Reluctance of Law Schools to Include Social Class Origins among their Faculty Diversity Goals,” by Kenneth Oldfield
• “Building Bridges: How Law Schools Can Better Prepare Students from Historically Underserved Communities to Excel in Law School,” by Amy H. Soled and Barbara Hoffman
• “What I Learned about Teaching Law by Being an Art Student,” by Michael T. Colatrella, Jr
• “Method Lawyering,” by Kris Franklin
• “Conditional Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions: Three Linguistic Problems (and Solutions) for “if”,” by Joe Buffington

LSSSE Articles

• “LSSSE at Fifteen: Celebrating Our Success and Planning Our Future,” by Meera E. Deo
• “Whence Did Thee Come, LSSSE?” by George D. Kuh, Ph.D. and Patrick T. O’Day, J.D
• “Mindsets in Legal Education,” by Victor D. Quintanilla and Sam Erman
• “LSSSE’s Challenge: Gaining Recognition in the Wake of U.S. News & World Report,” by Carole Silver
• “Do I Belong Here? Examining Perceived Experiences of Bias, Stereotype Concerns, and Sense of Belonging in U.S. Law Schools,” by Elizabeth Bodamer, J.D., Ph.D
• “The Journey, The Work, The Impact: Reflections on my Tenure as LSSSE Director,” by Aaron N. Taylor
• “Preparing Law Students to be Successful Lawyers,” by Chad Christensen, Ph.D
• “Reflections on LSSSE’s Fifteen-Year Trajectory and Beyond,” by Bryant G. Garth
• Shih-Chun Steven Chien, Ajay K. Mehrotra, and Xiangnong Wang by Shih-Chun Steven Chien, Ajay K. Mehrotra, and Xiangnong Wang
• “Advancing an Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Legal Education,” by Kellye Y. Testy
• “Writing Like a Lawyer: How Law Student Involvement Affects Self-Reported Gains in Writing Skills in Law School,” by Kirsten M. Winek, J.D., Ph.D.
• “Afterword: Nudging Toward Virtue,” by Lauren Robel

These and other past issues are available at jle.aals.org.