Month: September 2012

David Garrow reviews Ken Mack's Representing the Race in today's Washington Post.  Cribbing now from the final paragraph of the review: “Representing the Race” examines the pre-Brown world of black…

Two announcements, from our friends in Lexington, VA: Announcement #1: Washington and Lee University School of Law invites applications for several faculty positions.  Both entry-level and lateral candidates will be…

The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Colloquia Series for 2012-13 is below the fold. Sept. 4 Gabriel "Jack" Chin (UC Davis) Sept. 13 Katy Kuh (Hofstra) Oct. ...

From our friend and bankruptcy expert, Regent law professor Scott Pryor: When I teach bankruptcy law I regularly invoke the competing themes of property and contract. Without belaboring the argument,…

From colleagues at Vermont: Faculty opening at Vermont Law School: Associate Dean for Environmental Programs Vermont Law School invites applications for the position of Associate Dean for Environmental Programs, a…

For law professors who have recently submitted articles to journals and are now wondering about their next scholarly project, what about an empirical study of the modern tooth fairy?  Visa…

From today’s FT: EU pushes 40% quota for women on boards: Europe’s listed companies will be forced to reserve at least 40 per cent of their non-executive director board seats…

The colloquium schedule for Florida International University for 2012-13 is below the fold. Sept. 25: Douglas NeJaime (Loyola-Los Angeles) Oct. 2: Daniel Medwed (Northeastern) Oct. 9: Jose Gabilondo (FIU) Oct. ...

Notre Dame Law School's colloquium series for the 2012-13 year is below the fold. Sept. 7:                 Robert Cooter (U.C. – Berkeley) Sept. 14:              Uma Outka (Kansas) Sept. 21:              Greg ...

From our friends at the University of Connecticut Law School, seeking to fill five (yes, FIVE!!) positions: We are pleased to announce that the University of Connecticut Law School is…