After Three Years As Colorado College President, L. Song Richardson Will Return To UC-Irvine Law School In June

February 20, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares news that Colorado College president L. Song Richardson plans to step down and return to the faculty at UC Irvine Law. 

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Spivey: U.S. News Likely Will Change Methodology In Forthcoming Law School Rankings

February 20, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Law admissions consultant Mike Spivey is predicting that the US News law school rankings methodology will change. Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares predictions from Spivey and Derek Muller (Notre Dame Law) on the final rankings. 

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ABA establishes “free speech” standards for law school accreditation purposes

February 12, 2024

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares his thoughts on the ABA’s new standard requiring law schools to adopt free speech policies.  

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ABA Adopts New Academic Freedom / Freedom of Expression Requirement for Law School Accreditation

February 12, 2024

The Volokh Conspiracy (by Eugene Volokh) — Professor Volokh (UCLA Law) shares the text from a recently approved ABA standard that requires law schools to adopt free speech policies.

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Fellowships For Aspiring Law Professors (2024-25 Edition)

February 12, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an updated list of law school VAPs and fellowships for law graduates looking to become a law professor. 

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Charting the (New) Course: Generative AI For Lawyers

February 12, 2024

Legal Writing Matters (by Colin Black & Dyane O’Leary) — Professor Black and professor O’Leary (Suffolk Law) offer advice on creating a law school course on generative artificial intelligence.  

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Actual Cause, Proximate Cause, and Academic Underperformance.

February 12, 2024

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Louis Schulze) — Professor Schulze (FIU Law) explains how the concepts of actual cause and proximate cause can be used to understand why some law students struggle academically.  

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