There is an interesting report from Project Information Literacy (based at Washington University Information School) called How College Students Manage Technology While in the Library during Crunch Time. Here is the abstract: Abstract: The paper presents findings from 560 interviews…
Posts Tagged ‘College’
A Law Prof’s Courageous Public Reckoning with Being a Sexual Abuse Victim as a Child
26
Nov
Law prof Mark McKenna speaks out for the first time about being victim of sexual abuse on Slate. From the opening paragraph of The Cruel Lesson of Penn State: How what happened in State College forced me to confront my…
Opening: Reference/Electronic Services Librarian, Stetson Univ. College of Law
28
Oct
Stetson University College of Law seeks applications for a Reference/Electronic Services Librarian. With its main campus in Gulfport, which is adjacent to St. Petersburg, Florida, the College of Law was established in 1900 and is Florida’s oldest law school. The…
Every Little Fraction of a Point Matters: A Brief (Don’t Know If Complete) Chronology of the Univ. of Illinois College of Law Administration’s Unethical Conduct
30
Sep
2011: Gaming academic credentials of 1Ls since Class of 2011 Illinois Law Academic Credentials Median LSAT Median GPA Class of 2014 163 (not 168) 3.7 (not 3.8) Class of 2013 167 3.6 (not 3.8) Class of 2012 165 (not 166)…
"Trust Me"? Might Be Time to Verify LSAT/GPA Stats Self-Reported to the ABA by Law Schools
23
Sep
It is at the Univ. of Illinois College of Law. After an internal investigation, the University of Illinois reported that its College of Law’s median LSAT score was 163, not 168, and median GPA was 3.70, not 3.81, for the…
1L Orientation: Why is law school so different and why 1Ls need to work harder
12
Aug
… than they did in college? Texas Tech Assistant Dean for Academic Success Programs Amy Jarmon offers advice at What makes law school so different for many new law students? on Law School Academic Support Blog. [JH]
Does Vocationalism Justify Academic Freedom and Tenure?
26
Jul
In a recent New York Times think piece, Vocationalism, Academic Freedom and Tenure, Stanley Fish writes: In her new book, “The Faculty Lounges: and Other Reasons Why You Won’t Get the College Education You Paid For,” Naomi Schaefer Riley brings…
Court Compels Arbitration Clauses Against Students
22
Jun
Here’s a story that makes one stop and think. The Chronicle of Higher Education (premium content subscribers) is reporting on a federal case where students in Colorado sued Westwood College there for allegedly misrepresenting its tuition costs, accreditation status, and…
Opening: Associate Director, Legal Information Center, Univ. of Florida Levin College of Law
22
Jun
The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law seeks applications for the position of Associate Director of the Legal Information Center. The primary responsibility of the position is to manage the day to day operations of the Lawton…
