The Faculty Lounge

From our friends at ALPE:   We’re excited to invite submissions for the first-ever Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference, happening February 6–7, 2026, in downtown Richmond, Virginia, hosted…

The American Law Institute has announced (here) the election of 47 new members, including these professors: Christine Pedigo Bartholomew, University at Buffalo School of Law Alexander A. Boni-Saenz. University of…

A woman who thinks that she may have as many as 700 donor siblings is calling for greater regulation of the Australian fertility industry. From the story: "He has mental…

From Is the Price Right? The Role of Economic Trade-Offs in Explaining Reactions to Price Surges Julio Elías, Nicola Lacetera , Mario Macis    Management SciencePublished Online:4 Jul 2025https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2024.04555  Elias, Lacetera, and…

Welcome to part IV of a series of posts highlighting discussions of organ donation on the Taboo Trades podcast. So far, I’ve discussed Imminent Death Donation, The Political Economy of…

From the Washington Post: “University of Virginia faculty passed a vote of no confidence Friday in the school’s governing body, saying it failed to protect against “outside interference” by the…

Over on Blue Sky, Orin Kerr has asked folks to post about law review articles they've recently read that were especially good and deserving of a wider readership. The responses…

Is Rock 'n' Roll the most self-referential of all music genres? There are dozens of songs invoking or praising Rock 'n' Roll, but few if any in other  genres. There ...

Today is Jim Ryan's last day as president of UVA after his forced resignation, which I've detailed in a number of previous posts (see below). This morning, he distributed a…

From a recent email message: The University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY Buffalo) invites applications for entry-level and lateral positions, with appointments at the rank of Associate Professor (tenure-track)…