Posts by jacquelinelipton

It's hard to believe that it's already November and, as such, people may be looking for Thanksgiving reading - a little non-law reading material to curl up with by the…

Here's a little trivia question on effective writing. Who wrote the following and should we take it is good advice for ourselves and our students... "One of the really bad…

As we ramp up for election season, it might be a good idea to brush up on our poli-sci theory.  My hubby shared the following crash course with me this…

Last night I had another of my infamous law professor anxiety dreams.  I thought I'd share it here because, if nothing else, it gives some of the guys over at…

In my ongoing series on distance learning - for those of you who are interested in distance teaching - I would like to mention another technique one of my instructors…

Is anyone ever productive in the scholarly sense around the holidays?  I honestly couldn't say whether I write more or less in December than I do at other times in…

In my continued quest to critique online learning, I wanted to comment today about my experiences of using online "chat" software as a student in an online course for weekly…

In the true spirit of escapism from all that is seriously work related, law profs who are aspiring novelists and who are looking for something to do with all their…

I've recently started reading Erik Larson's In The Garden of Beasts, dealing with life in Germany in 1933 as Hitler was rising to power.  The book is a bit of…

With the hiring conference just around the corner (stock up on energy drinks and energy bars everyone!), I thought it might be worth thinking about one of the most basic…