Opposition to ABA’s proposal to revamp its “diversity and inclusion” standards in the wake of SCOTUS decision in SFFA
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares a letter from 44 law school deans opposing the ABA’s proposal to change its diversity and inclusion standards following the US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (by Dayna Smith) — Professor Smith (Vermont Law and Graduate School) offers advice on how to help first-year law students prepare for midterm exams.
Read More about 1L of a Blog Series: Preparing for MidtermsNYU Dean: Medical School Accreditation Is Outdated (What About Law School Accreditation?)
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Wall Street Journal op-ed that critiques medical school accreditation standards and shares similar articles that explore how law school accreditation could be improved.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (by Erica Sylvia) — Professor Sylvia (UMass Law) commemorates October 10 as Law Student Mental Health Day and shares resources professors can share with students to support their mental health.
Read More about Today is Law Student Mental Health Day!From PACER to SCALES: Access to Federal Court Data
Empirical Legal Studies (by Michael Heise) — Professor Heise (Cornell Law) examines how the new online platform SCALES could help lawyers and other legal professionals access federal court data more easily.
Read More about From PACER to SCALES: Access to Federal Court DataAALS Statements Of Good Practices For Faculty Recruitment, Hiring, Retention, And Resignation
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares AALS Statements of Good Practices on faculty recruitment, hiring, retention, and resignation, along with their amended dates.
Read More about AALS Statements Of Good Practices For Faculty Recruitment, Hiring, Retention, And ResignationAnxiety Before Autumn: Considering Why Law Students are Seemingly Stressed Much Earlier in the Semester
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Erica Sylvia) — Professor Sylvia (UMass Law) shares reasons why law students may be stressed earlier in the semester and some ways law professors can help them.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (by Louis Schulze) — Professor Schulze (FIU Law) shares recently published scholarship in the field of academic and bar support.
Read More about Academic and Bar Support Scholarship SpotlightSpeck: Zoom As An In-Person Learning Platform
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a North Dakota Law Review article by Sloan Speck (University of Colorado Law) that explores how professors can use Zoom as a tool for in-person teaching.
Read More about Speck: Zoom As An In-Person Learning PlatformABA Releases Guidance Memo On Standard 208: Academic Freedom And Freedom Of Expression
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a memo from ABA legal education section managing director Jennifer Rosato Perea that provides guidance to law schools on complying with the new ABA standard on academic freedom and freedom of expression.
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