The Faculty Lounge

Paula Schaefer Named Interim Dean of Tennessee Law

The University of Tennessee has announced that Professor Paula Schaefer, a member of the Tennessee Law faculty, will be the school's interim dean this coming year. Schaefer holds a JD…

Dan Filler June 4, 2026No Comments

Changes Coming to SSRN, and They Aren’t Good

Professor Bainbridge has an insightful write-up here, entitled "The Social Science Research Network Has Jumped the Shark." Some highlights: The UCLA Law Library has notified our faulty that SSRN has…

Bridget J. Crawford June 4, 2026No Comments

Kathleen Guzman Named Interim Dean at Arkansas Law

The University of Arkansas has announced that Professor (and former Dean) Kathleen Guzman of the University of Oklahoma will take over as Arkansas Law's interim dean this summer. Guzman holds…

Dan Filler June 3, 2026No Comments

New on Substack: Economists, Kidneys, and the Politics of Payment

A recent Chicago Booth survey asked economists about living-donor kidney transplantation. The pattern is revealing: support is strongest around kidney exchange, remains broad for structured public donor benefits, and becomes…

Kim Krawiec June 1, 2026No Comments

Dan Kelly Named Dean of George Mason Law

George Mason University has announced that Dean Daniel Kelly of St. Thomas University Law, in Minneapolis, will be its next law school dean. Kelly, who joined St. Thomas as its…

Dan Filler June 1, 2026No Comments

CFP: Berkeley/Texas/Toronto/Yale Private Law Junior Faculty Forum April 2027

The Berkeley/Texas/Toronto/Yale Private Law Junior Faculty Forum (BETTY) is a platform dedicated to fostering in-depth exchange of ideas on the conceptual and normative foundations of private law. It aims to…

Bridget J. Crawford May 29, 2026No Comments

What Is A Kidney Worth?

The Hopkins Business of Health Initiative (HBHI) has published a summary and synthesis (link here) of the debate I previously discussed (here and here), with the full recording embedded and…

Kim Krawiec May 28, 2026No Comments

CFP: Law & Rurality Workshop at U. South Dakota

This a joint project of USD and U. Nebraska. The event will be in-person on 10/9, and abstracts are due 7/27. Check out the full CFP.

Ann Tweedy May 28, 2026No Comments

CFP: The Right to Age Well: Advancing Law, Equity, and Human Dignity

Call for Proposals What: 2026 National Aging & Law Conference Theme: The Right to Age Well: Advancing Law, Equity, and Human Dignity Date: October 9-10, 2026 Where: Syracuse University College ...

Bridget J. Crawford May 27, 2026No Comments

It’s The Design, Not The Label

I posted earlier about a Hopkins Business of Health Initiative debate on the organ donation dilemma, focused in part on the End Kidney Deaths Act. My latest substack reflects on…

Kim Krawiec May 24, 20261