Colorado Supreme Court Amends Bar Exam Passing Score

November 14, 2022

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares the news that the Colorado Supreme Court has decreased the Uniform Bar Exam cut score for the upcoming February Colorado Bar Exam.

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The end of law Twitter?

November 14, 2022

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares a list of law professors who have switched from using Twitter to using Mastodon.

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Nominations for the Tushnet Prize for Best Article on Comparative Law

November 14, 2022

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares a call for nominations from the AALS Section on Comparative Law for the Mark Tushnet Prize for Best Article on Comparative Law.

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I Quit: Lessons For Educators From The Great Resignation

November 14, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a forthcoming University of Pittsburgh Law Review article by Emily Grant (Washburn Law) and Elisabeth Wilder (Washburn Law) highlighting the importance of teaching students how to transition from one job to another.

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An Empirical Analysis Of Racial Bias In The UBE: A Law School’s First-Time Bar Pass Rate Decreases As Its Percentage Of Students Of Color Increases

November 14, 2022

 TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform article by Scott Devito (Ave Maria School of Law), Kelsey Hample (Furman University), and Erin Lain (Drake Law). The article examines the relationship between diversity in law schools and Uniform Bar Exam pass rates.

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Meditations On Teaching What Isn’t

October 31, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a New York Law School Law Review article by Kris Franklin (New York Law School) that outlines how law professors can teach law students how to look for the absence of diverse perspectives.  

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Hubbard: Building the Next Generation of Rule of Law Leaders

October 31, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed by William C. Hubbard (University of South Carolina Law) that argues the importance of teaching law students core rule of law principles.

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Elite federal clerkships don’t reflect the whole universe of student clerkship opportunities

October 31, 2022

Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) looks at the range of clerkship opportunities available to law students. 

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The Manifold Ways of Reaching Law Students – A Blog Post by Louis Schulze (FIU)

October 31, 2022

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares updates on a project tracking law school academic support programs and provides information for people interested in becoming involved.  

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