Legal History Blog: NEH Public Scholars Grant

October 31, 2022

Legal History Blog (by Daniel Ernst) — Professor Ernst (Georgetown Law) shares application information for the National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholars Grant.  

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Law School Admissions, U.S. News Rankings, And ‘Splitters’

October 24, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares how law school admissions can be influenced by university ranking systems.

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On the Road Again: The Equality Machine Book Talks

October 24, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Orly Lobel) — Professor Lobel (University of San Diego Law) shares details about her new book The Equality Machine and announces a series of discussions on the publication, including one in conjunction with the 2023 AALS Annual Meeting in San Diego.

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Happiness And The Law: Lifelong Learning As A Path To Meaning And Purpose

October 24, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Santa Clara Law Review Article by Isaac Mamaysky (Albany Law) that argues continuous learning can positively contribute to maintaining passion over a person’s career.

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How Santa Clara Law’s ‘Tech Edge JD’ Program Improves Admissions Yield, Diversity & Employment Outcomes

October 24, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a forthcoming Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review article by Laura Norris (Santa Clara Law) and Eric Goldman (Santa Clara Law). The article details how Santa Clara Law’s technology JD has improved the school’s overall admissions yield, diversity, and employment outcomes.

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This Is Not A Drill: The War Against Antiracist Teaching In America

October 24, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a transcript of Kimberlé Crenshaw’s (Columbia Law & UCLA Law) acceptance speech for the AALS 2021 Triennial Award for Lifetime Service to Legal Education and the Legal Profession.

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What’s (Race In) The Law Got To Do With It: Incorporating Race In Legal Curriculum

October 24, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Connecticut Law Review article by Sonia Gipson Rankin (University of New Mexico Law) explaining how to incorporate conversations about race within legal education.

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Leading student-edited law reviews issue statement on new requirements for data and code transparency in empirical legal scholarship

October 18, 2022

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares new requirements for data and code transparency in empirical legal scholarship.

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Results of Law Professor Twitter Census 2022-2023 Edition

October 18, 2022

The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares the results from the “census” listing law professors who have a presence on Twitter.

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Advice from an “Other Other Legal Academy” Tenure Committee Chair

October 18, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Jeff Lipshaw) — Professor Lipshaw (Suffolk Law) shares advice for law professors seeking tenure.

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