Beyond Imagination?: The January 6 Insurrection
PrawfsBlog (by Mark C. Alexander) — Dean Alexander (Villanova Law) discusses the inspiration behind the book Beyond Imagination?: The January 6 Insurrection authored by 14 law deans.
Read More about Beyond Imagination?: The January 6 InsurrectionWhich law schools have grown and shrunk the most since 2015?
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares ABA data and lists the law schools with the largest decrease in enrollment since 2015.
Read More about Which law schools have grown and shrunk the most since 2015?Non-LSAT standardized test scores in admissions remain concentrated at a handful of schools
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares ABA data on how many schools admitted students using a test other than the LSAT.
Read More about Non-LSAT standardized test scores in admissions remain concentrated at a handful of schoolsShifting Law School Faculty Demographics
Best Practices for Legal Education (by Robert Kuehn) — Professor Kuehn (Washington University in St. Louis Law) shares data from the Center for the Study of Applied Legal Education that details how demographics for law clinic and field placement teachers have changed since 1980.
Read More about Shifting Law School Faculty DemographicsLearning Outcomes in a Flipped Classroom: A Comparison of Civil Procedure II Test Scores Between Students in a Traditional Class & a Flipped Class
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — Professor Fruehwald shares a University of Memphis Law Review article by Katharine Schaffzin (University of Memphis Law) that explores how flipped classroom formats affected test scores for the same class over a two-year period.
Read More about Learning Outcomes in a Flipped Classroom: A Comparison of Civil Procedure II Test Scores Between Students in a Traditional Class & a Flipped ClassKarin Mika to Receive 2022 AALS LWRR Section Award
Legal Writing Prof Blog — The AALS Section on Legal Writing, Research, and Reasoning announces professor Karin Mika (CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law) as the winner of their 2022 section award.
Read More about Karin Mika to Receive 2022 AALS LWRR Section AwardScribes Law-Review Award — Submit Articles by January 29
Legal Writing Prof Blog — (Legal Writing Prof) – The American Society of Legal Writers is hosting a call for nominations for an “outstanding note or comment written by a law student who is associated with a student-edited law review or journal.”
Read More about Scribes Law-Review Award — Submit Articles by January 29Law school 1L JD enrollment climbs to 9-year high as non-JD enrollment dips slightly
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares data from the ABA showing an increase in first-year JD enrollment and a dip in enrollment for non-JD programs.
Read More about Law school 1L JD enrollment climbs to 9-year high as non-JD enrollment dips slightlyAfter 50% drop in 1L academic dismissals in 2020, little increase in 2L academic dismissals in 2021
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares data regarding academic dismissals for first- and second-year students during the pandemic.
Read More about After 50% drop in 1L academic dismissals in 2020, little increase in 2L academic dismissals in 2021July 2021 California Bar Exam Results
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the results from the most recent California Bar Exam.
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