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Dinner With Andre: A Personal Tribute To Andre Hampton, David Dittfurth
Dinner With Andre: A Personal Tribute To Andre Hampton, David Dittfurth
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A tribute to long-time St. Mary's University School of Law professor Andre Hampton upon his retirement.
The End Of The Golden Age Of American Legal Education: My Year As Interim Dean, Vincent R. Johnson
The End Of The Golden Age Of American Legal Education: My Year As Interim Dean, Vincent R. Johnson
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This article is part of the story of my year as interim dean. The year began without a sign of trouble anywhere on the horizon and ended with an empty campus, cancellation of traditional law school events, face masks and social distancing requirements, uncertainty about whether new law graduates would be able to take the bar exam, and furloughs and layoffs of law school personnel. As my year drew to a close, dozens of American law school deans were meeting online every Friday to share information about how to cope with the challenges of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the uncertainties …
Internprofessional Education, Patricia E. Roberts
Internprofessional Education, Patricia E. Roberts
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As legal educators consider how to improve the outcomes of legal education, maximizing the knowledge, skills, and values taught during the law school experience, consideration should be given to increasing interprofessional learning opportunities in the curricula. As Best Practices for Legal Education suggested, the creative thinking necessary for effective problem-solving includes an understanding of interprofessional dimensions of practice, but interprofessional opportunities are still the exception rather than the norm in legal education. Interprofessional legal education intentionally asks law students to blend the knowledge, skills, and values of two or more professions in order to address complex legal problems. Placing students …