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Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares how changes to the California bar exam pass score have affected law graduates and the legal profession.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the results of the July California Bar Exam for graduates of non-California law schools.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (by Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Law Chicago) shares the AALS Section on Academic Support’s programming at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting in January.
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PrawfsBlawg (by Paul Horwitz) — Professor Horwitz (University of Alabama Law) looks at how many law article authors claim to be the first to explore a particular area and he criticizes how often the claim is used.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Buffalo Law Review article by Sandra Simkins (Rutgers Law) that describes the challenges women face while working in public interest law.
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Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a call for nominations for an award for excellence for scholarship in dispute resolution.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a call for papers for an upcoming issue of the Journal of Legal Education featuring perspectives on law teaching outside the United States and what can be learned from the various approaches.
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PrawfsBlawg (by Gerard Magliocca) — Professor Magliocca (Indiana University McKinney Law) asks for information from Associate Deans of Research for an upcoming report he’s writing.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Loyola University Chicago Law Journal article by Lael Daniel Weinberger (Harvard Law) urging schools to continue the use of online and hybrid programs following the pandemic to help improve access to legal education.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a description of a new book by Tessa L. Dysart (University of Arizona Law) and Tracy Norton (Touro Law) that explores teaching strategies for law professors in the digital age.
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