Black Lives Matter: On Challenging The Soul Of Legal Education

November 4, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an upcoming Texas Tech Law Review article on how law schools responded to the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. 

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Being A ‘First’ — Over And Over Again

November 4, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — In this Denver Law Review Forum essay by Nancy B. Rapoport (UNLV Law), she reflects on her experience being the first female law dean at the University of Nebraska Law and shares advice for other women who will be serving as their institution’s first female dean. 

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Tennessee Symposium: Law School Leadership Training

November 4, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the articles from the recent symposium issue of the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy on law school leadership training.

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LSSSE: The COVID Crisis In Legal Education

November 4, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a recent study from LSSSE that details the impact of COVID-19 on law students.

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WCCASP Registration

November 4, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares an announcement and registration info for the West Coast Consortium of Academic Support Professionals’ upcoming meeting. 

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Professor, Please Help Me Pass The Bar Exam: #NEXTGENBAR2025/26

October 28, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an upcoming Journal of Legal Educationarticle from professor Shultz (Mitchell Hamline Law) on possible changes to the bar exam and how students can prepare for these changes.

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Wallace & Lutkenhaus: Measuring Scholarly Impact In Law

October 28, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Widener Law Review article by Karen L. Wallace and Rebecca Lutkenhaus (Drake Law) that examines the flaws of ranking the scholarly impact of law faculty on metrics alone.

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The Unsung Heroes Of The Desegregation Of American Law Schools

October 28, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an upcoming Journal of Legal Educationarticle by Gail S. Stephenson (Southern University Law) that reviews the history of court cases that led to the desegregation of American law schools.

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Results of Law Professor Twitter Census 2021-2022 Edition

October 28, 2021

The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares the results from her recent census of law professors on Twitter.

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Townsend: Preconditions Of Leadership In Law

October 20, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) —Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Wake Forest Law Review article by Kenneth Townsend (Wake Forest Law) that explores the history of leadership training in law schools and identifies possible reforms. 

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