May
11
People Who Have Shaped the Teaching Careers of Our Faculty—Part 4
Posted by: Chad M. Oldfather | May 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The editors of the blog asked several law school faculty to write about the people who have been the most formative figures in their careers as legal educators. This fourth submission in the series is by Professor Chad M. Oldfather. The path I took to law school was direct in the sense that I went [...]
May
9
People Who Have Shaped the Teaching Careers of Our Faculty—Part 3: Lessons Learned from Professor Jim Colliton
Posted by: Vada W. Lindsey | May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The editors of the blog asked several law school faculty to write about the people who have been the most formative figures in their careers as legal educators. This submission, the third in the series, is by Professor Vada Waters Lindsey. When I enrolled in law school, my goal was to become a lobbyist. I [...]
Apr
30
People Who Have Shaped the Teaching Careers of Our Faculty—Part 2
Posted by: John J. Kircher | April 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The editors of the blog asked several law school faculty to write about the people who have been the most formative figures in their careers as legal educators. This is the second submission in the series, and it is by Professor John J. Kircher. The answer to the question “who has been the most formative [...]
Apr
22
People Who Have Shaped the Teaching Careers of Our Faculty—Part 1
Posted by: J. Gordon Hylton | April 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
The editors of the blog asked several law school faculty to write about the people who have been the most formative figures in their careers as legal educators. This, the first submission in the series, is by Professor J. Gordon Hylton. I left law school with no particular intention of becoming a law professor; however, [...]
Mar
15
Don’t Be Afraid to Go to Law School, Minority Students Told
Posted by: Alan J. Borsuk | March 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Lovell Johnson recalls a guy he looked up to in high school, a guy he thought could really succeed in life. Several years later, he ran into the guy. The guy was driving a cab. Nothing wrong with driving a cab, Johnson said as he counted the anecdote. But the guy said to him he [...]
Mar
5
Lawyers & Life: A Law School Course that Looks to the Future
Posted by: Marissa Iancu | March 5, 2012 | 2 Comments
I really didn’t know what I was getting into when I signed up for the class “Lawyers & Life.” I knew that in the course description, potential enrollees were warned that, if we were not up for a challenging semester, we should beware as this would not be a free ride. For the first day of class, [...]
Feb
27
A Jewel in Our Midst
Posted by: Joanne Lipo Zovic | February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Throughout the history of legal education, there has been a consistent call for greater levels of experiential learning and especially clinical education in the law school curriculum. This call has received renewed strength in the Carnegie Report released in 2007. It reminds us again of the importance of building skills for lawyering, for serving as [...]
Feb
14
Restorative Justice Skyping From Milwaukee to Austin
Posted by: Janine P. Geske | February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
As a law school educator, I am not particularly known for my use of high-tech electronic equipment. I much prefer teaching through direct storytelling and student participation. I simply like to make direct eye contact with people with whom I am talking. However last Saturday I had the wonderful experience of combining my storytellling/interactive teaching [...]
Dec
29
A Good Year for Marquette, But Not So Good for Legal Education
Posted by: J. Gordon Hylton | December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
With the completion of the first full calendar year in Eckstein Hall, the establishment of the Law School as a premier center for public policy debates in Wisconsin, and the announcement of the Marquette Law School Poll, 2011 was a banner year for the Marquette Law School. The same, unfortunately, cannot be said for legal [...]
Dec
5
Exams Tomorrow? Study Tip: Relax
Posted by: Lisa A. Mazzie | December 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
[Editor's Note: This month, faculty members are posting on their exam taking tips. This is the fourth post in the series.] As law students know, tomorrow begins exam week. We have endeavored to present some exam taking tips from some of the faculty who will be administering those exams. (Those tips can be found here, here, [...]
Dec
5
Greetings From Your December Alumni Blogger!
Posted by: Devan Brua | December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment
As I’m sure many of you have read, there have been numerous articles lately discussing how in the current economic climate some clients are refusing to pay for work done by first year associates. These articles often go on to criticize law schools in general for inundating students with legal theory only, and not preparing [...]
Dec
5
Professor Mitten’s Exam Taking Essentials for Essay Questions
Posted by: Matthew J. Mitten | December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment
[Editor's Note: This month, faculty members are posting on their exam taking tips. This is the third post in the series.] Law school essay exams are a completely different kind of essay exam than what students might be used to. Here, Professor Mitten shares his essentials for taking law school essay exams. 1. Carefully read question [...]
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- Bruce E. Boyden
- Edward A. Fallone
- Melissa L. Greipp
- Scott C. Idleman
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