Please Send Materials for This Year’s Resource Share

March 31, 2021

Indisputably (By John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) is asking law faculty to submit class materials and resources to share during a session at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s upcoming virtual conference.

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Building An Anti-Racist Law School At Penn State-Dickinson

March 31, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares recent research and publications from Penn State Dickinson Law on incorporating antiracist teaching and programs in law school.

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Deo: The End of Affirmative Action

March 31, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professor Meera E. Deo (Thomas Jefferson Law) that looks at the challenges to affirmative action policies. She analyses data from the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) to inform the creation of policies to improve equity and inclusion for students

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Stories Of Leadership, Good And Bad: Another Modest Proposal For Teaching Leadership In Law Schools

March 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of the Legal Profession article by professor Doris DelTosto Brogan (Villanova Law) that urges law schools to educate students on the challenges they will encounter as leaders. 

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Villanova Symposium: Gender Equality In Law Schools

March 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron ) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) provides details on the published Villanova Law Review symposia issue on “Gender Equality in Law Schools.” 

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CLEA Awards Committee Seeks Nominations for Outstanding Advocate for Clinical Teachers and Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project Awards

March 22, 2021

Clinical Law Prof Blog (By D’lorah L. Hughes ) — Professor Hughes (UC Irvine Law) shares a call for award nominations from the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) for outstanding law school clinical teachers and excellence in a public interest project. Deadline for nominations is April 12, 2021. 

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Safeguard Or Barrier: An Empirical Examination Of Bar Exam Cut Scores

March 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) links to an article by professors Sam Erman (USC Gould Law) and Victor D. Quintanilla (Indiana University Maurer Law) which explores bar exam cut scores as a predictor of lawyer misconduct or barrier to entry into the legal profession for underrepresented law students.   

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A Year in Review

March 16, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (By Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Chicago Law) shares her experience in the early days of the pandemic and reflects on this “odd year” in legal education.

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A Guide to Quantitative Legal Research

March 16, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron shares an article by professor Shai Dothan (University of Copenhagen Law) that provides an introduction to conducting quantitative legal research.

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