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Applying Universal Design In The Legal Academy, Matthew L. Timko
Applying Universal Design In The Legal Academy, Matthew L. Timko
College of Law Faculty Publications
Too often barriers to access in the form of physical, technological, and cognitive environments play a large role in keeping many people out of law school. While federal and state laws address these barriers, universal design provides the clearest policy change for law schools to remedy these issues.
Burnout Doesn't Frighten Me, Meredith A.G. Stange
Burnout Doesn't Frighten Me, Meredith A.G. Stange
College of Law Faculty Publications
This past semester we all taught during an unprecedented worst-case scenario, moving our courses online at the literal drop of a hat. Although I know my experience is not unique, from March to the end of the semester in May, I felt like I was just treading water. I realized that feeling unsure of myself, feeling disconnected from my students, and feeling like I was just treading water really was not me. In fact, I had not felt this way in the classroom since my first few years of teaching. Those were days I did not want to revisit because, …
Voting Like A Duck: Reflecting On A Year Of Legal Writing Voting Rights, Meredith A.G. Stange
Voting Like A Duck: Reflecting On A Year Of Legal Writing Voting Rights, Meredith A.G. Stange
College of Law Faculty Publications
Over the years, in various legal writing forums, I have heard that legal writing professors should try to “look like ducks.” This means we should publish, teach doctrinal courses, and otherwise do everything we can to make ourselves look like the tenure-track, non-legal writing faculty. The theory is that the more we look like tenure-track faculty, the harder it will be to treat those of us who are not tenure track differently. This has always bothered me because it seems to minimize the work that legal writing professors do and makes it seem that in order to have value, we …
'Yo, Prof!' Is Not The Proper Way To Address Me: Using A Status Email Assignment In First-Year Legal Writing To Address Issues With Student Correspondence, Meredith A.G. Stange
'Yo, Prof!' Is Not The Proper Way To Address Me: Using A Status Email Assignment In First-Year Legal Writing To Address Issues With Student Correspondence, Meredith A.G. Stange
College of Law Faculty Publications
As academic success professionals,we are used to focusing on student issues with legal analysis and understanding complex legal concepts. However, often our students need help with the more mundane. One such mundane issue gave rise to a status email assignment that incorporates basic professional communication skills into the 1L Legal Writing course.