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On Defining Academic Scholarship, Stephen J. Werber
On Defining Academic Scholarship, Stephen J. Werber
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In 1970, I left the world of a litigation attorney and joined that of academia. One of the first survival lessons that I learned was that, in order to gain tenure and ultimately achieve the pinnacle of full professor, I had to establish myself as a scholar. This, I learned, meant that I had to publish. Perusal of the Personnel Policies of our University, which are similar to those of many others, indicated that a key to a successful career was that I produce "an outstanding record as a scholar." The closest definition to the term in the personnel policies …
The Justice Mission Of American Law Schools, David R. Barnhizer
The Justice Mission Of American Law Schools, David R. Barnhizer
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
The scholar's dilemma, particularly those scholars in disciplines such as law that are irreversibly linked to the operation of power and implicit willingness to do violence if necessary, is that societies require shared consensus far more than truth. Negative truths about the scientifically unsupportable premises of our fundamental beliefs might interfere with the quality of the operating consensus, at least for those satisfied with their lot. The stark truth about opportunity, fairness, racial and gender bias, about who receives economic benefits and so forth would not be knowledge that “sets us free” but “sets us at each other's throats”. If …
The Purposes Of The University In The First Quarter Of The Twenty-First Century, David R. Barnhizer
The Purposes Of The University In The First Quarter Of The Twenty-First Century, David R. Barnhizer
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
This article examines the history of universities, the role of the new university in American society, and the mission of the modern university.
Advice For The New Law Professor: A View From The Trenches, Susan J. Becker
Advice For The New Law Professor: A View From The Trenches, Susan J. Becker
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
A decade ago, Professor Douglas Whaley published an essay that offers comfort and advice to those commencing the metamorphosis from practitioners, judicial clerks, and students into professors of law. The purpose of this article is twofold: to offer a confirmation from the trenches of many of Professor Whaley's observations and to supplement his suggestions with some of my own.