Month: October 2014

Liberty University School of Law Dean Matt Staver is stepping down after leading the Virginia law school since 2006.  Rena Lindevaldsen has been named interim dean.  

Last week I attended a really terrific conference on slavery at The University of Virginia.  Much of the conference and many of the talks were centered around the African American ...

Today the ALI announced the election of 50 new members.  Among the new members are these academics: California Lucas Guttentag, Stanford — Professor, Stanford Law School Gillian L. Lester, Berkeley…

Siobhan Mukerji interviewed William and Mary history professor Melvin Ely recently about his magisterial book Israel on the Appomattox.  The podcast, which is a really terrific discussion, is here.  Israel…

  Yesterday marks the thirtieth anniversary since passage of the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) and, as noted by Eric Posner over at Slate, no one is celebrating. Instead, the growing…

We're pleased to welcome David Lander for a visit to the Lounge.  David is a long-time adjunct professor for Saint Louis University School of Law where he teaches courses in…

I'm delighted to report that the Journal of Legal Education has issued a call for book reviews and book review proposals.  Cribbing now from their proposal: The Journal of Legal…

From our friends in Detroit: The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law seeks applicants for a tenure or tenure-track faculty position to teach Comparative Legal Writing and Research in…

From our friends in Detroit: The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law seeks to hire a tenured or tenure-faculty member to begin in August 2015 to teach commercial or…

From our friends in Detroit: The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law seeks to hire a tenured or tenure-track faculty member to begin in July 2015 to direct its…