A Transition

I have some exciting news: after nine years on the UNC faculty I'm returning to the University of Alabama, where I will hold the Paul and Charlene Jones Chair.  This…

Tulane Law Hiring Announcement

Tulane University School of Law invites applications for several faculty positions we have available for AY 2018-2019. Faculty members currently teaching at U.S. law schools with strong publication and teaching…

The Mess at Fresno State

I have an oped in The Forward about the situation at Fresno State.  The first part of the article is about stuff I covered in earlier blog posts (most recently here,…

Tom Lehrer

The subject of idea stealing came up briefly at a faculty workshop today, which reminded me of Tom Lehrer's great song "Lobachevsky," pasted below for your academic enjoyment: This, of…

Talus to Tulane Law

Kim Talus, a renowned European scholar of energy law, will join Tulane University in January 2018 as the inaugural holder of the James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law. Talus also…