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Providing Effective Feedback, Jennifer Carr
Providing Effective Feedback, Jennifer Carr
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This article discusses the process of giving effective feedback in an academic context. Effective feedback gives students a clear explanation of what they should do, concrete steps for doing it, and the ability to ascertain whether those steps have adequately addressed the problem. The author discusses five steps that go into providing effective feedback to students.
Decriminalizing Students With Disabilities, Dean Rivkin
Decriminalizing Students With Disabilities, Dean Rivkin
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Despite the enactment of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1975, students with disabilities have been disproportionally singled out for school exclusion and “push-out” through disciplinary actions, inadequate educational programs, and criminal prosecution. In Honig v. Doe, 484 U.S. 305 (1988), the United States Supreme Court condemned the disciplinary exclusion of students for behaviors that were manifestations of the students’ emotional disabilities. Criminal prosecution of students for disability-related behavior was curbed in the case of Morgan v. Chris L., 927 F. Supp. 267 (E.D. Tenn 1994), aff’d 106 F.3d 401 (6th Cir. 1997). This article examines the Chris …
Other Civil Rights Decisions In The October 2005 Term: Title Vii, Idea, And Section 1981(Eighteenth Annual Supreme Court Review), Eileen Kaufman
Other Civil Rights Decisions In The October 2005 Term: Title Vii, Idea, And Section 1981(Eighteenth Annual Supreme Court Review), Eileen Kaufman
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The Study Of Intellectual Property At The William S. Boyd School Of Law, Mary Lafrance
The Study Of Intellectual Property At The William S. Boyd School Of Law, Mary Lafrance
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This article discusses the intellectual property program at William S. Boyd School of Law.
Three Views Of Visiting, Terrill Pollman, Jim Levy, Samantha Moppett
Three Views Of Visiting, Terrill Pollman, Jim Levy, Samantha Moppett
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A panel discussion among legal writing instructors of the pros and cons of accepting visiting teaching positions at other law schools.
Law School Externships: Building Another Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Martin A. Geer
Law School Externships: Building Another Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Martin A. Geer
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A commitment to an excellent externship program in which students are intensely engaged in learning lawyering skills, values, responsibilities, and how the law and legal systems affect communities, families, and individuals, further advances William S. Boyd School of Law’s goals. It is another bridge over gaps between legal education, the profession, and the community. This article discusses the externship program at William S. Boyd School of Law.
A Writer’S Board And A Student-Run Writing Clinic: Making The Writing Community Visible At Law Schools, Terrill Pollman
A Writer’S Board And A Student-Run Writing Clinic: Making The Writing Community Visible At Law Schools, Terrill Pollman
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In this article the author explains institutional programs she has developed in response to a common problem, students’ frustrations with the limits of a law school’s legal writing program. The author proposes establishing a Writers’ Board, where members of the law school community who care most about legal research and writing training can work together to create opportunities for students to learn more. The Writers’ Board’s primary project is a Writing Clinic that offers diverse ways to improve legal research and writing on campus. Despite problems that are likely to arise when creating a Writers’ Board and Clinic, the author …
Hate Speech On Campus And The First Amendment: Can They Be Reconciled?, Thomas A. Schweitzer
Hate Speech On Campus And The First Amendment: Can They Be Reconciled?, Thomas A. Schweitzer
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