Author: Kevin R Johnson
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Ingredients of Great Law Schools?
U.S. News and World Report rankings of law schools have great influences on morale of faculty, students, alumni, administrators, and other law schools. Almost all of us take a look at the U.S. News rankings and find them interesting reading if nothing else. I have always thought that law schools (and rankings) should consider the
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A Cool Resource: AALS Rosenblatt’s Deans Database
AALS Rosenblatt’s Deans Database Professor and Dean Emeritus Jim Rosenblatt has collected information on sitting law deans. I was once on the list but, for better and worse, am no longer. I always enjoyed seeing Jim at the AALS annual meeting. He seemed to stop by and say hello to deans at many law school
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ASU Law launches Civil Rights, Migration and Workplace Law Initiative
Law schools are paying attention to the current focus on immigration, workplaces, civil rights, and immigration enforcement. Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law has launched the Civil Rights, Migration and Workplace Law Initiative. The initiative, led by Professor David Lopez, focuses on how law shapes access to economic and political opportunity and promotes
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an Institutional Imperative
DEI has become controversial in higher education circles. Efforts at inclusion of all remains an important institutional goal. I outline some thoughts on the subject in Kevin R. Johnson, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an Institutional Imperative, 55 University of Toledo Law Review 207 (2024) (Full Document). While compliance with the law is essential, the
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Lecture reflects on evolution of legal education
Many of us have been pondering the future of legal education. AI, DEI, and other developments are changing the legal landscape. SUNY Buffalo’s James McCormick Mitchell Lecture will be delivered by UB professor John Henry Schlegel, whose talk, “Reflections on Legal Education and the Post-War Middle Class,” promises a deeply personal and historically rich exploration