The Faculty Lounge

I'm very pleased to announce another great guest here at the Lounge: Donald Tibbs.  Donald is an associate professor at Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law (note my careful…

Everyone expects the local filling station to price their wares to the tenth of a cent.  When's the last time you bought gas for something other than a whole number…

I have more Foreign Policy Experience than Sarah Palin.  That's the name of a new Facebook group with over 50,000 members.  Oh for the spare time... H/T Mudflats

For those of you who did not watch Jon Stewart last night, and who nonetheless suspect that the conservative talking heads are hypocritical in their support of Sarah Palin, you…

Brian Leiter is hosting a good conversation right now about whether VAP candidates ought to enter the market with at least one post-Note publication.  His view is that the committees…

We learn this afternoon that John McCain cancelled a planned appearance on CNN's Larry King show.  The reason, according to Wolf Blitzer?  “A senior McCain adviser tells CNN the interview…

Increasingly, fellowships and VAP positions are becoming pre-requisites to permanent academic positions in law.  Don't worry: there are still lots of folks who get jobs without these temporary gigs.  But…

According to this news story, gay prisoners can marry in Massachusetts and, soon, in California as well.  California has already been allowing conjugal visits with same-sex partners where they would…

Congratulations to the impressive folks at Marquette who, in addition to doing some fine hiring, and raising a ton of bank, have now started a faculty blog.  Featured artists include…

I like Google as much as the next person.  They've got a great search engine, and a ton of other small wonders - from calendars to picture software to email…