Saying The Quiet Parts Out Loud: Teaching Students How Law School Works

January 17, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul L. Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Nebraska Law Review article by Alexa Chew (University of North Carolina Law) and Rachel Gurvich (University of North Carolina Law) detailing the efforts taken to give first-year students an understanding of the structural inequalities that permeate law school institutions. 

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AALS Law Libraries Section Award for Outstanding Service and Contributions

December 19, 2022

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) announces that University of North Carolina Law professor Anne Klinefelter will be honored by the AALS Law Libraries Section for outstanding service and contributions.  

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AALS LWRR Section Award

December 19, 2022

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares the announcement that Wake Forest Law professor Laura Graham will be honored by the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research for excellence in teaching.  

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AALS International Human Rights Award

December 19, 2022

International Law Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) announces that Fordham Law professor Gay McDougall will be honored by the AALS Section on International Human Rights Law with the Nelson Mandela Award. 

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AALS Section on Global Engagement Outstanding Achievement Award Winner Announced 

December 19, 2022

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) announces that California Western Law professor David Austin will be honored for outstanding achievement by the AALS Section on Global Engagement. 

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May It Please The Campus: Lawyers Leading Higher Education 

December 19, 2022

TaxProfBlog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an excerpt from the book May it Please the Campus by Patricia E. Salkin (Touro Law) exploring how lawyers have served as leaders in higher education. 

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Law School Diversity Professionals Annual Meeting

December 19, 2022

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares a flier for the Annual Meeting of the Law School Diversity Professionals to be held at Chapman Law in April 2023. 

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Resources for Using Real Systems Materials in Teaching

December 19, 2022

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) explains how law faculty can get ideas and use materials from the Real Mediation Systems Project. 

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CLEA Statement on US News Rankings for Clinical Programs

December 19, 2022

Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Jeff Baker) — Professor Baker (Pepperdine Law) shares a statement from the Clinical Legal Education Association regarding law schools’ recent boycott of US News rankings.  

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Actively Achieving Greater Racial Equity In The Law School Classroom

December 19, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Cleveland State Law Review article by Rory D. Bahadur (Washburn Law) and Catherine Bramble (BYU Law) detailing the need for faculty to actively educate themselves on racial issues in order to achieve greater racial equity in the law school classroom. 

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