Month: October 2016

Martha Jones of the University of Michigan has a new essay up on Ave DuVernay's 13th.  It begins:  Before you sit down to watch 13th, director Ava DuVernay’s new film…

The ABA announcement is here.  The school will close June 30, 2017.  It would have been difficult to imagine a tougher time for Indiana Tech to have started a new…

This just in: Rutgers Law School seeks candidates with a demonstrated commitment to social justice, as reflected in their scholarship and research, for tenured-faculty positions in its Newark location. Candidates…

This just in: Mercer University seeks an outstanding individual to become the next Dean of the School of Law. The Dean is the chief academic and administrative officer for the…

Dean Wendy Scott has announced that she will step down as Dean of the Mississippi College of Law, effective December 1.  She has served in the position since August of…

Illinois Senator Mark Kirk has apologized to Tammy Duckworth, his challenger in the November election, for the following exchange in their recent debate, as reported by CNN and other outlets.…

Bryan Garner's "Usage Tip of the Day" is always welcome when it arrives in my inbox.  His discussion of language, etymology, and popular usage is invariably interesting and informative.  I…

This just in: THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications and nominations for the position of President and Dean of the Law School. The next President and Dean must possess ...

The BDS movement's advocacy of an academic boycott of Israel is contrary to scholarly values and the free exchange of information, but that cannot possibly justify anti-BDS tactics that are…

I want to step back into the faculty lounge to say that I am particularly excited to be giving the J. Alston Atkins lecture at Winston-Salem State University next Tuesday…