Ellen Aprill And Beverly Moran Receive AALS Tax Section Lifetime Achievement Awards

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares that LMU-Loyola Law professor Ellen Aprill and Vanderbilt Law professor Beverly Moran were honored by the AALS Section on Taxation with lifetime achievement awards.  

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AALS Clinical Section Newsletter for Winter 2025

January 21, 2025

Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Jeff Baker) — Professor Baker (Pepperdine Law) shares the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Winter 2025 Newsletter. 

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50% Through The Fall 2025 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up 24% (Black Applicants Are Up 36%)

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an analysis of fall 2025 law school admissions data at this point in the cycle.  

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Spring 2025 Law Review Article Submission Guide

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a resource by Nancy Levit and Allen Rostron (UMKC Law) that provides details on how to submit articles to 196 different law journals during the spring 2025 submission season.  

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Generative AI And The Purpose Of Legal Scholarship

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Michael L. Smith (St. Mary’s University Law) that analyzes how generative artificial intelligence could affect the future of legal education. 

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“How Do I Design My New Law Course?”

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an essay by Steven Arrigg Koh (Boston University Law) that provides advice for law professors on designing their courses.  

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Rapoport: Training Law Students To Model Civility In An Uncivil Social Media World

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Pittsburgh Law Review article by Nancy B. Rapoport (UNLV Law) that outlines how to teach civility to law students and combat uncivility on social media.  

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Does The 1L Curriculum Make A Difference?

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) Journal of Empirical Legal Studies by David A. Hyman (University of Illinois Law), Jing Liu (East China University of Political Science and Law) and Joshua C. Teitelbaum (Georgetown Law) that analyzes Georgetown Law data to determine if courses taught in the first year of law school affect future

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Critical Curriculum Design To Cultivate Qualities Of ‘Engaged Citizenship’

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Rachel López (Temple Law) that details how law professors can design courses to better promote engaged citizenship among law students.  

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Professional Identity Formation And The NextGen Bar Open Opportunities For Law Student And Law School Success

January 21, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Law Teaching and Learning article by Neil W. Hamilton (University of St. Thomas Law) discussing how the implementation of the NextGen Bar Exam opens opportunities for law professors to emphasize professional identity formation in their teaching.  

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