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Challenges And Opportunities: Intersectional Leadership In Law Schools, Sudha Setty
Challenges And Opportunities: Intersectional Leadership In Law Schools, Sudha Setty
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In 2019, the Author organized with Maria Isabel Medina and participated as a panelist in the Roundtable on Intersectionality and Strengths and Challenges in Leadership at the Fourth National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. This Essay is one of four in the cited article. The Essay summarizes the Author’s remarks at the Roundtable on contemplating a leadership role, the value of mentorship, and the profound impact that a woman of color as dean can have, simply by occupying that role.
Judges And Judgment: In Praise Of Instigators, Kathryn Judge
Judges And Judgment: In Praise Of Instigators, Kathryn Judge
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This Essay is about mutual funds. Because of that, it may put many to sleep long before we get to the heart of the matter. I encourage you right now to stay awake, or at least keep one eye propped open. For embedded in this story about mutual funds, rent seeking, the challenge of separating the good and the bad, and the even greater challenge of respecting autonomy in an environment where so many choices seem to be bad ones, is the story of a judge. That judge is the Honorable Richard A. Posner, aka RAP, Dick, Professor Posner, the …
Leading With Conviction: The Transformative Role Of Formerly Incarcerated Leaders In Reducing Mass Incarceration, Susan Sturm, Haran Tae
Leading With Conviction: The Transformative Role Of Formerly Incarcerated Leaders In Reducing Mass Incarceration, Susan Sturm, Haran Tae
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This report documents the roles of formerly incarcerated leaders engaged in work related to reducing incarceration and rebuilding communities, drawing on in-depth interviews with 48 of these leaders conducted over a period of 14 months. These “leaders with conviction” have developed a set of capabilities that enable them to advance transformative change, both in the lives of individuals affected by mass incarceration and in the criminal legal systems that have devastated so many lives and communities. Their leadership assumes particular importance in the era of the Trump Presidency, when the durability of the ideological coalitions to undo the failed apparatus …
Setting Your Compass: Some Thoughts From A (Former) Djag, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Setting Your Compass: Some Thoughts From A (Former) Djag, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
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Reflections On Team Production In Professional Schools And The Workplace, Robert J. Rhee
Reflections On Team Production In Professional Schools And The Workplace, Robert J. Rhee
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Making The Leap To Management: Tips For The Aspiring And New Manager, Femi Cadmus
Making The Leap To Management: Tips For The Aspiring And New Manager, Femi Cadmus
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As the result of innate ability, a fortunate few are able to effortlessly transition from line positions. However, most of us need to plot the path to management astutely and with deliberation. Library professionals might also become "accidental" managers, finding themselves thrust into an unplanned and perhaps unwanted managerial position for which they were not prepared. This is particularly true in the current climate of constrained budgets characterized by restructuring, job freezes, and layoffs.
How Does The Dean Resemble The Islets Of Langerhans?, Donald G. Gifford
How Does The Dean Resemble The Islets Of Langerhans?, Donald G. Gifford
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In this essay, I suggest an admittedly bizarre analogy between the roles played by an effective dean and the functions of an obscure component of the human body.