Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Legal Education
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On Academic Lawyers In The U.S. Government: Walter’s Wisdom
Harold Hongju Koh (Yale), On Academic Lawyers in the U.S. Government: Walter's Wisdom, 102 N.C. L. Rev. 1321 (2024): Walter Dellinger was one of the most effective lawyers ever to work in the United States government. He was also a natural mentor, which made him a source of joy and wisdom for generations. In remembering
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Madison: The Past, Present, And Future Of Law Schools
Michael Madison (Pittsburgh; Google Scholar), What's the Use? What Do You Do When You Know Which Way the Wind Is Blowing?: Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) in “Ghostbusters”: “Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities; we didn’t have produce anything. You’ve never been out of college. You don’t know what it’s like
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Madison: The Past, Present, And Future Of Law Schools
Michael Madison (Pittsburgh; Google Scholar), What's the Use? What Do You Do When You Know Which Way the Wind Is Blowing?: Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) in “Ghostbusters”: “Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities; we didn’t have produce anything. You’ve never been out of college. You don’t know what it’s like
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St. Thomas College Of Law And Fired Tenured Professor Reach Settlement
Following up on my previous posts (links below): ABA Journal, St. Thomas College of Law and Fired Professor Reach Settlement: The St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law and a professor at the school have “agreed to amicably part ways,” according to a statement from the Florida-based law school to the ABA Journal.
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St. Thomas College Of Law And Fired Tenured Professor Reach Settlement
Following up on my previous posts (links below): ABA Journal, St. Thomas College of Law and Fired Professor Reach Settlement: The St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law and a professor at the school have “agreed to amicably part ways,” according to a statement from the Florida-based law school to the ABA Journal.
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Barros: The Case For An ABA Statement Of Best Practices For Law Schools
National Jurist Op-Ed: The Case for an ABA Statement of Best Practices for Law Schools, by D. Benjamin Barros (Dean, Stetson): Individually and in groups, deans have raised concerns that when it proposes [accreditation] standards revisions, the ABA council (a) is often not clear about what problem it is trying to solve, (b) either does
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Barros: The Case For An ABA Statement Of Best Practices For Law Schools
National Jurist Op-Ed: The Case for an ABA Statement of Best Practices for Law Schools, by D. Benjamin Barros (Dean, Stetson): Individually and in groups, deans have raised concerns that when it proposes [accreditation] standards revisions, the ABA council (a) is often not clear about what problem it is trying to solve, (b) either does
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Cheating Has Become Normal. What Can Faculty Do?
Chronicle of Higher Education, Cheating Has Become Normal: Faculty members are overwhelmed, and the solutions aren’t clear. Before she returned to teaching last spring after a leave of absence, Amy Clukey braced for the possibility that her students might cheat with ChatGPT. She’d heard complaints from her fellow professors and thought, sure, that’s not good.
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Cheating Has Become Normal. What Can Faculty Do?
Chronicle of Higher Education, Cheating Has Become Normal: Faculty members are overwhelmed, and the solutions aren’t clear. Before she returned to teaching last spring after a leave of absence, Amy Clukey braced for the possibility that her students might cheat with ChatGPT. She’d heard complaints from her fellow professors and thought, sure, that’s not good.
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Tax Class By Prof. Ben Leff
Ben Leff (American), Tax Class: Tax law is not just about numbers! It is the system that weaves our economic lives and our social policies together to make a just (or unjust) society. The federal income tax class is the introductory class to the world of taxation at most U.S. law schools. It introduces students
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Tax Class By Prof. Ben Leff
Ben Leff (American), Tax Class: Tax law is not just about numbers! It is the system that weaves our economic lives and our social policies together to make a just (or unjust) society. The federal income tax class is the introductory class to the world of taxation at most U.S. law schools. It introduces students
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Henderson: An Election Post-Mortem In Four Charts
Bill Henderson (Indiana), A Post-Mortem in Four Charts: Before drawing firm conclusions on the 2024 election and what to do next, take a clear-eyed view at what actually happened. November 5 culminated several decades of economic, political, and social change. These changes gradually increased the electorate’s feelings of alienation and insecurity. When these feelings became
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Henderson: An Election Post-Mortem In Four Charts
Bill Henderson (Indiana), A Post-Mortem in Four Charts: Before drawing firm conclusions on the 2024 election and what to do next, take a clear-eyed view at what actually happened. November 5 culminated several decades of economic, political, and social change. These changes gradually increased the electorate’s feelings of alienation and insecurity. When these feelings became
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Legal Ed News Roundup
ABA Journal, Legal Ed Council Adds Diversity and Inclusion Language Back Into Law School Standard Proposal ABA Journal, Utah Considers Allowing Law Grads to Choose Apprenticeship Rather Than Bar Exam Nicholas Allard (Jacksonville), Innovation Is Imperative in Legal Education Vikram Amar (UC-Davis), Why Most Public-University Policy Revisions Prompted by Pro-Palestinian Protests Will Be Considered to
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Legal Ed News Roundup
ABA Journal, Legal Ed Council Adds Diversity and Inclusion Language Back Into Law School Standard Proposal ABA Journal, Utah Considers Allowing Law Grads to Choose Apprenticeship Rather Than Bar Exam Nicholas Allard (Jacksonville), Innovation Is Imperative in Legal Education Vikram Amar (UC-Davis), Why Most Public-University Policy Revisions Prompted by Pro-Palestinian Protests Will Be Considered to
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California Bar Exam Pass Rate Rises To 53.8%, Joining Upward National Trend
The California Bar has released the results of the July 2024 bar exam. The overall pass rate was 53.8%, up 2.3 percentage point from last year’s exam. For California ABA-accredited law schools, the pass rate for first time test-takers was 81%, up 5 percentage points from 2023. School Type First-Timers Repeaters California ABA 81.0% 34.2%
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California Bar Exam Pass Rate Rises To 53.8%, Joining Upward National Trend
The California Bar has released the results of the July 2024 bar exam. The overall pass rate was 53.8%, up 2.3 percentage point from last year’s exam. For California ABA-accredited law schools, the pass rate for first time test-takers was 81%, up 5 percentage points from 2023. School Type First-Timers Repeaters California ABA 81.0% 34.2%
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What Professors Actually Earn
Chronicle of Higher Education, What Professors Actually Earn: The Chronicle analyzed how the cost of living affects faculty pay. Can Professors Afford the American Dream?: Many faculty members feel the squeeze. We looked at the data. The Chronicle wondered: Is the American dream still alive for faculty members? We embarked on a project examining faculty members’
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What Professors Actually Earn
Chronicle of Higher Education, What Professors Actually Earn: The Chronicle analyzed how the cost of living affects faculty pay. Can Professors Afford the American Dream?: Many faculty members feel the squeeze. We looked at the data. The Chronicle wondered: Is the American dream still alive for faculty members? We embarked on a project examining faculty members’
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TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday: This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts NY Times: Professors Are Uniquely Powerful. That May Be Is Changing. Limitations On Interest Deductibility And Corporate Financial Policy Sunday: NY Times Op-Ed: You Might Consider Praying What Is Needed After The Election? Humility, Grace, And Prayer. A Conservative Perspective On The Synod On Synodality Walter
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TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday: This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts NY Times: Professors Are Uniquely Powerful. That May Be Is Changing. Limitations On Interest Deductibility And Corporate Financial Policy Sunday: NY Times Op-Ed: You Might Consider Praying What Is Needed After The Election? Humility, Grace, And Prayer. A Conservative Perspective On The Synod On Synodality Walter
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NY Times Op-Ed: You Might Consider Praying
New York Times Op-Ed: You Might Consider Praying, by Sara Sherbill (Author, There Was Night and There Was Morning: A Memoir of Trauma and Redemption (2024)): This year keeps breaking our hearts. A partial list: a divisive presidential election seeding anger and anxiety and resentment by the day; violence in Gaza and Israel; devastating floods
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NY Times Op-Ed: You Might Consider Praying
New York Times Op-Ed: You Might Consider Praying, by Sara Sherbill (Author, There Was Night and There Was Morning: A Memoir of Trauma and Redemption (2024)): This year keeps breaking our hearts. A partial list: a divisive presidential election seeding anger and anxiety and resentment by the day; violence in Gaza and Israel; devastating floods
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What Is Needed After The Election? Humility, Grace, And Prayer.
Christianity Today: What To Do After The Election, by Bonnie Kristian (Christianity Today; Author, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (2022)): I want to speak to fellow Christians from my spot outside each camp but friendly with people in both. I keep returning to two passages from Scripture as I
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What Is Needed After The Election? Humility, Grace, And Prayer.
Christianity Today: What To Do After The Election, by Bonnie Kristian (Christianity Today; Author, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (2022)): I want to speak to fellow Christians from my spot outside each camp but friendly with people in both. I keep returning to two passages from Scripture as I