Month: February 2017

Marjorie Kornhauser (Tulane) has launched a new project that seeks to provide non-partisan, non-technical and accessible tax information for the general public.  The project is called "Tax Jazz: The Tax…

The University of Richmond School of Law invites submissions for the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Junior Faculty Forum. This workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 11, 2017…

In honor of National Bagel Day, I am re-posting my 1998 Chicago Tribune column, which also appeared on The Lounge in December 2015. You can see the original here.  Remember,…

This article on the Huffington Post tells the story of the Kozinski family's refugee journey from Romania to the United States, made possible by the assistance of HIAS (formerly the…

In a fun coincidence, this Red Cross drive, offering a $5 Amazon gift card in exchange for presenting as a blood donor came across my Facebook feed this morning.  I…

Cardozo Law School is seeking a Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) for a two-year appointment beginning August 2017.  Cardozo VAPs spend four semesters in residence at the law school, preparing for…

Dean Ellen Suni of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law has announced she is stepping down immediately, due to a serious illness. Barbara Glesner Fines is…

I have previously written about how Charlotte School of Law recently declared a financial emergency and implemented a “Reduction in Force” or RIF, firing about half the faculty with less ...

  More signs the world is ending: a sociologist and a lawyer (@KimKrawiec) appear in the May American Economic Review. https://t.co/xp0scIV1kO pic.twitter.com/WphDtEUfnT — Kieran Healy (@kjhealy) February 3, 2017

On February 3, 2017, Dean Jay Conison sent the following update about its proposed Teach-out plan to Charlotte's dwindling student body (reportedly down to 268 from 712 this fall, according…