Progress Leaving Tuscaloosa

One of my most favorite paintings, Asher B. Durand's 1853 landscape Progress (The Advance of Civilization), has been sold by the Westervelt Company and that means it will be leaving…

New Dean at Richmond

 Wendy Collins Perdue (pictured), currently an associate dean and law professor at Georgetown, has been named by Richmond as the next dean of its law school.  Story here.

Chairs as a Recruiting Tool

Now that the Academy Awards are over, I'm turning my mind back to more law school oriented thoughts, and one thing I've been musing about for a while is the…

Oscar Countdown: Day 0

Hollywood's big night is tonight, and we've reached the end of our second annual Oscar trivia countdown.  Many thanks to Kelly Anders, Jacqui Lipton, Garrett Levin, Lance McMillian, and Colin…

Oscar Countdown: Day 1

From Garrett Levin: The King’s Speech (12 nominations) and True Grit (10 nominations) have a chance to join two very select clubs this year.  In one of my earlier questions,…