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Duquesne Law Review

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2015

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Fourth Colonial Frontier Legal Writing Conference: Teaching The Academically Underprepared Law Student [Foreword], Jan M. Levine Jan 2015

Fourth Colonial Frontier Legal Writing Conference: Teaching The Academically Underprepared Law Student [Foreword], Jan M. Levine

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Are We There Yet?: Aligning The Expectations And Realities Of Gaining Competency In Legal Writing, Sherri Lee Keene Jan 2015

Are We There Yet?: Aligning The Expectations And Realities Of Gaining Competency In Legal Writing, Sherri Lee Keene

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Foreward, Kirsha Trychta Jan 2015

Foreward, Kirsha Trychta

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Changing Gears To Meet The "New Normal" In Legal Education, Courtney G. Lee Jan 2015

Changing Gears To Meet The "New Normal" In Legal Education, Courtney G. Lee

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Do Med Schools Do It Better?: Improving Law School Admissions By Adopting A Medical School Admissions Model, Rebecca C. Flanagan Jan 2015

Do Med Schools Do It Better?: Improving Law School Admissions By Adopting A Medical School Admissions Model, Rebecca C. Flanagan

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Of Moby Dick And Tartar Sauce: The Academically Underprepared Law Student And The Curse Of Overconfidence, Ruth Vance, Susan Stuart Jan 2015

Of Moby Dick And Tartar Sauce: The Academically Underprepared Law Student And The Curse Of Overconfidence, Ruth Vance, Susan Stuart

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Eye Of The Beholder: How Perception Management Can Counter Stereotype Threat Among Struggling Law Students, Catherine Christopher Jan 2015

Eye Of The Beholder: How Perception Management Can Counter Stereotype Threat Among Struggling Law Students, Catherine Christopher

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When individuals belong to a group about which there is a negative stereotype, their fear of confirming that stereotype will often suppress their performance ability. This phenomenon is known as "stereotype threat," and it has been documented with regard to gender, race, age, social class, athletic ability, and any number of other classifications, so long as a negative stereotype exists about that group.

Law students with low grade point averages (GPAs) are at greater risk than their higher-GPA peers of failing the bar exam, and they know it. Left unchecked, the pressure of this correlation the stereotype threat-may itself depress …


The Cure For The Distracted Mind: Why Law Schools Should Teach Mindfulness, Shailini Jandial George Jan 2015

The Cure For The Distracted Mind: Why Law Schools Should Teach Mindfulness, Shailini Jandial George

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Drawing Inspiration From The Flipped Classroom Model: An Integrated Approach To Academic Support For The Academically Underprepared Law Student, Susan D. Landrum Jan 2015

Drawing Inspiration From The Flipped Classroom Model: An Integrated Approach To Academic Support For The Academically Underprepared Law Student, Susan D. Landrum

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Empowering Law Students To Overcome Extreme Public Speaking Anxiety: Why "Just Be It" Works And "Just Do It" Doesn't, Heidi K. Brown Jan 2015

Empowering Law Students To Overcome Extreme Public Speaking Anxiety: Why "Just Be It" Works And "Just Do It" Doesn't, Heidi K. Brown

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Understanding The Tethered Generation: Next Gens Come To Law School, Mary Ann Becker Jan 2015

Understanding The Tethered Generation: Next Gens Come To Law School, Mary Ann Becker

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