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Google+Image by Wonderlane via Flickr Will the Internet Replace Universities? | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine: Via Brad DeLong, an article by Kevin Carey in the Chronicle of Higher Education starts with the obvious — the Internet is killing newspapers … Continued
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Who Could Be Hired Today?
Who Could Be Hired Today? (Concurring Opinions): The trend in hiring law professors with graduate training in other disciplines as well as law degrees is not new; it’s been underway at least since I was a student (1988-1991). Some of … Continued
Computer Programming and the Law: A New Research Agenda
Image by PanelSwitchman via Flickr Computer Programming and the Law: A New Research Agenda | Freedom to Tinker: By my best estimate, at least twenty different law professors on the tenure track at American law schools once held a job … Continued
Law Librarians, Schools Propose Bold Move to Digital, Open Access Alternative
Law Librarians, Schools Propose Bold Move to Digital, Open Access Alternative – Library Journal In a broad call to action, a group of the nations’ law schools and law librarians have signed the Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal … Continued
Reflecting on Darwin
As many are probably aware, the 12th of February was the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth. It seems appropriate, then, to reflect on the latest attempts to challenge evolutionary biology through a belief in what is called “intelligent design.” But … Continued
The Long Road to Open Access
An intriguing, far-ranging perspective on scholarly publishing that ties early 3rd century revolutions in scholarly publishing with modern trends towards open access and digital archiving: Instead of using the noble scroll, Origen decided to take advantage of the page structure … Continued
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Sam Kamin at PrawfsBlawg points out that the New York Times has discovered SSRN. He writes: It’s actually a pretty decent synopsis of the SSRN phenomenon, noting that it takes away the power of gatekeepers, makes scholarship available to the … Continued
"Universities should not be in the social justice business"
This is a quote from Stanley Fish in an editorial in the New York Times, entitled Think Again. I highly recommend the discussion. It’s a well-reasoned and articulate argument for thinking over feeling in the classroom, for compartmentalization and intellectual … Continued
Web-based Classroom Tools
From MakeUseOf.com by David Johannes: Online collaboration between schools, teachers, and students has become increasingly apparent as our everyday routines become more and more connected via the internet. Of course, there are paid solutions that satisfy this need through Learning … Continued
More Free and Open Source Law Resources
Concurring Opinions – More Free and Open Source Law Resources: Law.com has a good summary of the way projects seeking to make opinions, statutes, and other legal materials free. The history of these efforts goes back to the early 90s, … Continued
Law Reviews Get a Bad Review
Law Blog – WSJ.com – Law Reviews Get a Bad Review: The institution of law reviews has always been a great source of puzzlement to the Law Blog. As a 2L, the sunny afternoons we labored away blue-booking articles were—we’re … Continued
MPAA Admits Mistake on Downloading Study
Wired News – MPAA Admits Mistake on Downloading Study: Hollywood laid much of the blame for illegal movie downloading on college students. Now, it says its math was wrong. In a 2005 study it commissioned, the Motion Picture Association of … Continued
Why the Interdisciplinary Movement in Legal Academia Might be a Bad Idea (For Most Law Schools)
Balkanization – Why the Interdisciplinary Movement in Legal Academia Might be a Bad Idea (For Most Law Schools): Interdisciplinary studies are currently the rage in legal academia. An increasing number of law schools are touting their interdisciplinary programs, which include … Continued
Do the U.S. News Rankings Matter?
Law Blog – WSJ.com: Do the U.S. News Rankings Matter?: Cameron Stracher’s essays on the legal profession, which often appear in the WSJ, have been the subject of some of our more provocative posts. Today Stracher, a professor at New … Continued
RIAA threatens 19 universities with lawsuits
CNET – RIAA threatens 19 universities with lawsuits: Just in time to welcome many students back from fall break, the Recording Industry Association of America on Thursday dispatched a new round of “prelitigation” letters to 19 U.S. universities from coast … Continued
Fewer women are seeking law degrees
NLJ – Fewer women are seeking law degrees : Now an analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York, Dadd, 22, went so far as to take a prep course for the Law School Admission Test before she decided that pursuing … Continued
