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Acknowledging Our Roots: Setting The Stage For The Legal Writing Institute, Karin M. Mika Apr 2010

Acknowledging Our Roots: Setting The Stage For The Legal Writing Institute, Karin M. Mika

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This article discusses the history and development of legal writing courses and the Legal Writing Institute.


Would You Say That To Your Children? Enhancing Learning Through Improved Communication, Karin M. Mika Apr 2010

Would You Say That To Your Children? Enhancing Learning Through Improved Communication, Karin M. Mika

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This paper discusses how an aging professor must change how she teaches in relation to how her relationship with her student changes. Sometimes professors see themselves in one way and do not realize that they are not perceived the same way they were years ago. The paper sets out advice for appearing less intimidating to students as they grow younger while we grow older.


From Reconstruction To Obama: Understanding Black Invisibility, Racism In Appalachia, And The Legal Community's Responsibility To Promote A Dialogue On Race At The Wvu College Of Law, Brandon Stump Jan 2010

From Reconstruction To Obama: Understanding Black Invisibility, Racism In Appalachia, And The Legal Community's Responsibility To Promote A Dialogue On Race At The Wvu College Of Law, Brandon Stump

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This Note focuses on legal education in the United States and West Virginia in particular. Discussions on race, racism, and American law should take place in every legal classroom where race is relevant to the subject being discussed as a way to bridge gaps between communities. This is especially true for the West Virginia University College of Law ("College of Law"), which sits in the third whitest state in the country. The College of Law is the only law school in the state, and a majority of students at the College of Law are white and West Virginian. Thus, at …