Month: January 2012

As the hiring season winds down and the new profs prepare themselves to enter the academy, it might be a good time to share some 'office politics' tips and tricks,…

A couple of weeks ago I blogged asking readers for advice on what movies I should see to prepare myself for the Oscar race.  Boy did I choose wrong.  After…

The Washington Post has an article on the impending closure of the Boydton, Virginia, prison, which will have a devastating effect on the local economy.  I'm particularly interested in this…

The four finalists to become the next dean of Brooklyn Law School are Patton Boggs partner Nicholas Allard, Tulsa law dean Janet Levitt, former Cornell law dean and former Grinnell…

My colleague Michael Mushlin (shown at right) is one of the authors of The Rights of Prisoners, a multi-volume treatise.  He shared with me these thoughts on a recent report…

Jennifer Jiang has the latest on the case for transfer on death deeds in the North Carolina Law Review.   Jennifer makes the case for these deeds, because they're of…

Our friends at St. Thomas (Minnesota) have posted a position announcement for the next dean of the law school.  Applications, nominations, and inquiries can be directed to Professor Tom Berg,…

It's my pleasure to welcome my friend David Orentlicher into the faculty lounge.  David is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law and Co-director of the William S. and Christine S. Hall…

In what would be fairly radical restructing of higher education in New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie has proposed that Rutgers-Camden be merged with Rowan University - the former Glassboro State…

The 2011-12 law school dean search list is updated here.   One notable story: it appears that Emory Law announced its dean search on Jaunary 12, 2012 with a call…