The Faculty Lounge

Kent Syverud Named President of the University of Michigan

Syracuse University president, Kent Syverud, has been named the new president of the University of Michigan. Syverud, a graduate of Michigan Law, was previously the dean at both Washington University…

Dan Filler January 12, 20261

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 1/12/26)

This week’s roundup spans symbolic honors, moral limits of markets, and biomedical supply chains. It opens with the Nobel Committee’s statement reaffirming the inalienability of the Nobel Prize after Trump-related…

Kim Krawiec January 12, 2026No Comments

Greg Duhl on Teaching Contracts with AI

Greg Duhl (Mitchell Hamline) has posted two pieces exploring the intersection of AI and legal education. Here are the abstracts: Teaching Contracts: My Journey with Spellbook and AI Pedagogy (forthcoming,…

Bridget J. Crawford January 6, 2026No Comments

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup: Week of 1/5/26

The latest Taboo & Repugnant Roundup includes three items that span organ transplantation, end-of-life law, and the classroom. First is further discussion of the New York Times profile of the…

Kim Krawiec January 6, 2026No Comments

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 12/29/25)

This week’s Taboo & Repugnant Roundup covers three developments at the intersection of law, health policy, and institutional design. The post begins with the Trump executive order directing DOJ and…

Kim Krawiec January 1, 2026

Dean Charles Rose Moving from ONU Law to Barry Law

Charlie Rose, the current dean of Ohio Northern University Law, will be stepping down at the end of the year to become the new law school dean at Barry University. …

Dan Filler December 31, 20251

UCLA Seeks Fellow on Latinx People and the Law

This just in: The Critical Race Studies Program at the UCLA School of Law seeks applicants for the Laura E. Gómez Teaching Fellowship on Latinx People and the Law for…

Dan Filler December 30, 2025No Comments

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 12/22/25)

This week’s Taboo & Repugnant Roundup brings together three developments that illuminate how law engages morally contested markets. First, Markets in Human Organs for Transplantation: Controversy and Contention (Taylor &…

Kim Krawiec December 27, 2025

Yale Law Names Cristina Rodriguez Dean

Yale University has announced that Cristina Rodríguez will be the new dean of the law school. Rodriguez, who holds a JD from Yale, is currently the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor…

Dan Filler December 26, 2025No Comments

Roger Williams Law Seeks Director of Business Law Clinic

This just in: Roger Williams University School of Law, located in Providence and Bristol, Rhode Island, seeks to fill the position of Clinical Professor of Law to direct our Business Law…

Dan Filler December 22, 2025No Comments