Posts by jacquelinelipton

A while ago, Michael Higdon blogged here about whether we have two many law reviews and initiated a very interesting discussion.  Commenters raised questions about whether there is too much…

It's time for us to start putting together the faculty visitors list for next year.  To get the ball rolling, if anyone has news of visits for next year, please…

As we start the Oscar countdown, should we not also be starting a countdown for the new U.S. News and World Report law school rankings?  Am I remembering wrong or…

OK, so I must admit I've gotten kinda hooked on the BBC series Misfits after sitting in on an undergrad class this semester with all the students talking about it.…

As the hiring season winds down and the new profs prepare themselves to enter the academy, it might be a good time to share some 'office politics' tips and tricks,…

A couple of weeks ago I blogged asking readers for advice on what movies I should see to prepare myself for the Oscar race.  Boy did I choose wrong.  After…

I've blogged in the past about genre-bending movies (and I finally saw Cowboys and Aliens on DVD over the break - or at least I saw most of it, I…

In The Writer's Journey (3 ed, p 232), Christopher Vogler notes in terms of screenwriting that today's youth have a shorter attention span than ever but at the same time…

With thanks to a colleague - I won't embarrass her by identifying her here - some of you may enjoy this comic novel excerpt from Cameron Stracher's new work, The…

I was at a general meeting today (ie not law school specific) about approaches to effective mentoring for tenure track faculty.  In particular, we were asked about what advice we…