Rapoport: Training Law Students To Model Civility In An Uncivil Social Media World
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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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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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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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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Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Jeff Baker) — Professor Baker (Pepperdine Law) shares a statement from the Clinical Legal Education Association that opposes the US News clinical legal education rankings because it creates unnecessary competition between law school clinical programs.
Read More about CLEA Statement on US News Rankings for Clinical Programs – Updated for 2024-2025What articles in general jurisprudence from the first quarter-century of the 21st-century should you read?
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) suggests articles from the past 25 years that can help readers learn about 21st Century jurisprudence.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (by Dayna Smith) — Professor Smith (Vermont Law and Graduate School) offers advice on how law students can learn from their fall semester to improve for the spring semester.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Meredith Geller (Northwestern Law) that offers tips to students on how to approach professors when they need help.
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Georgetown Legal English Blog (by Stephen Horowitz) — Professor Horowitz (Georgetown Law) shares a list of reading recommendations from Georgetown Law faculty.
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The Law School Admission Council (by Susan Krinsky) — LSAC’s interim president and CEO reflects on the recently released ABA report on 2024 fall law school enrollment.
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