The Faculty Lounge

Via Above The Law, Princeton Review recently posted its new selectivity ranking for law schools. The methodology, according to Above the Law: This ranking was based on school-reported data, including…

The son of former enslaved people, John Smith Hurt was born in Teoc, Mississippi, in 1893. He grew up and lived in nearby Avalon, which is an important detail. He ...

The Labor Lab at the Center for Political Economy, Columbia University and Cornell ILR School invite submissions for the Political Economy of Work Junior Scholar Workshop to be held in New…

Mark White is chair of the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, where he teaches courses in philosophy, law, and economics. He also writes frequently about ethical…

With Tom Lehrer’s recent passing, there have been a lot of lovely and entertaining remembrances and anecdotes. But my favorite was this thread on BlueSky. With Tom Lehrer's passing, I…

From a recent email message:  Creighton University School of Law seeks to hire two full-time faculty. The Law School has particular needs in Estate Planning, Health Law, Sports Law, Tax,…

Via Al Roth’s Market Design Blog, “In June, the British Parliament passed a law to permit medical aid in dying, which still needs further action before going into effect. The Guardian…

Sally Satel, who frequently writes about her two kidney transplants, has a recent piece about organ donation as the ultimate medical drama. Finding a donor was hell. I started out…

From a recent email message: The Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center is pleased to announce that it is currently seeking outstanding applicants for several tenure-track appointments to its…

Peking University School of Transnational Law (“STL”) invites applications for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions from highly qualified individuals. Opportunities for tenure-track and tenured appointments extend to a wide range…