Month: July 2013

I hadn't caught this nugget before I put up my post this morning.  The University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law has bought out some staff and laid off…

As today's Google doodle memoralizes, today is the 66th anniversary of the Roswell incident, which got me thinking of all things sci-fi. I've been catching up on some sci-fi reading…

Several months ago, Bill Henderson predicted that there would be massive layoffs at law schools this fall.  Like many others, I've been watching to see whether the predicted contraction has…

This announcement comes from my friend, and Pitt law professor, Mary Crossley: HEALTH LAW CLINIC FACULTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT The University of Pittsburgh School of Law invites applications for a full-time…

Piggybacking on Al's Courthouse Trivia questions, any guesses on the location of this Southern Hemisphere courthouse that is about to cease being used as such? 

Dean Don Lewis, who has been leading Hamline University School of Law since 2008, is stepping down at the end of the year.  He will return to practice at Nilan…

There has been some blog discussion about Dean Ken Randall's departure from the University of Alabama after 20 years at the helm.  He shared some details about his plans for…

Professor Eric Gouvin, of the Western New England University School of Law, has been named the school's new dean, effective immediately.  Gouvin, who holds a JD from Boston University School…

Professor Bill Brewbaker has been named the acting dean of the University of Alabama School of Law.  He holds a JD from Virginia.  He will serve until the appointment of…

Dean David Schizer sent an email to Columbia Law School alumni this morning mentioning that he is approaching the end of his ten year term.  (I didn't realize that there is…