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Beyond The Metatheoretical: Implicit Bias In Law Review Article Selection, Michael J. Higdon Jan 2016

Beyond The Metatheoretical: Implicit Bias In Law Review Article Selection, Michael J. Higdon

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Every year, law review editors around the country are forced to select the authors, out of the hundreds who annually submit articles, to whom they will extend offers of publication. For law review editors, these are stressful times given 1) the short time frame they have for reading and assessing this ever growing number of submissions and 2) the fear that a poor selection on their part could potentially embarrass both themselves and their law schools. Although legal scholars sometimes forget about article selection from the perspective of the hurried, stressed law review editor, everyone in the academy should be …


Mindfulness - Finding Focus In A Distracted World, Heather Simmons, Kyle K. Courtney Jan 2016

Mindfulness - Finding Focus In A Distracted World, Heather Simmons, Kyle K. Courtney

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Law school and law practice can be an intense and chaotic experience. Library outreach can include programs that support the growing movement within the legal profession toward personal wellness; that is, valuing self-care and paying attention to our emotional, psychological, and physical health while practicing law. Mindfulness and meditation fall squarely within this movement’s mission