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Job Listing-St. Mary's Law (May be Tenure Track!)

Posted on January 27, 2009
ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROFESSOR St. Mary?s University School of Law St. Mary?s University School of Law invites applications for the position of Academic Support Professor. The law faculty has recently voted to create a faculty position that can begin on June...

The Prevalence of Procrastination

Posted on January 23, 2009
Many law students suffer from procrastination. In fact, some of them have perfected procrastination beyond my wildest imagination. The reality is that many of them were able to procrastinate throughout college without any adverse effects (at least not on their...

Revamping your law school strategy

Posted on January 21, 2009
I just finished a workshop for 1L's on revamping their law school strategy. I always give a start-of-the-spring semester workshop, but I wanted to make this year's different. It's always a challenge to present to students in new and exciting...

An Oft-Forgotten Concern--Guest Column by Russell C. Smith

Posted on January 16, 2009
As we talk to students after first semester grades come out, I find that often I neglect to address one concern that I believe they all have, yet one that is not often expressed in our conversations with students. We...

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Why did I ever go to law school?

Posted on January 14, 2009
As Liz stated in her wonderful posting yesterday, our minds are with our students who are struggling right now. My posting below follows up on her theme. Students are showing up in my office with the above question on their...

I Feel Your Pain-Well, Now I Do....

Posted on January 13, 2009
My son's goldfish, Max, died yesterday. Ben never seemed all the interested in him after the first few days and we were happy that we got our 13 cents worth of finny fun from him in that time alone. Max...

Moving away from large lectures

Posted on January 13, 2009
While this article is about MIT's move away from large lectures in introductory physics, the rationale behind the change is applicable to law schools. MIT has moved away from introductory classes in physics with 300+ students, and failure rates have....

Notes from AALS ASP Business Meeting

Posted on January 12, 2009
(Please note: any errors are mine. If I made any egregious errors, let me know and I will fix. RCF) Meeting of ASP Academic Support Business Meeting January 7, 2009 Start of meeting: 6:25 pm Kris Franklin: open meeting Discussion...

Asking Faculty for Help

Posted on January 08, 2009
I sent an e-mail to my faculty today asking for help so that I can do a better job for my students. I know that our students benefit when we coordinate our efforts rather than either side having isolated efforts....

Grades and Disabilities

Posted on January 05, 2009
This is the time of the year when grades start coming in, and distraught students soon follow. There are numerous prior posts on dealing with the aftermath from fall grades; if you are new to ASP, I would suggest scrolling...

Thoughts on Getting Ready for Spring Semester

Posted on January 02, 2009
Happy New Year to one and all! I hope that 2009 will bring both personal joy and professional success. Some of you are gearing up for your arrival in San Diego for AALS. Others of us will be on our...

Absorbing Student Stress

Posted on December 19, 2008
Today is the last day of exams for 1L's. I woke up this morning with a terrible headache, and an all-over illness feeling. These are the lingering effects of absorbing student stress. It's an occupational hazard with ASP. Especially virulent...

Time for Reflection

Posted on December 17, 2008
My students completed their last exams this past Friday. So, I am in a period of reflection before the university closes down for a few days. It has been a good semester for Academic Success not only within the law...

A question for those interested in publishing

Posted on December 13, 2008
At the NECASP meeting, it was mentioned that the Legal Writing listserv also functions as a place for scholars to bounce ideas around about things they would like to publish, questions about publishing, and general advice on writing as scholars....

Regional Academic Support Organizations: Report from the New England Consortium of Academic Support Professionals Organizational Meeting

Posted on December 10, 2008
Here is a summary of what was discussed and decided at the first meeting of the New England Consortium of Academic Support Professionals (NECASP). I am posting the summary of the meeting in hopes that other areas will decide to...

Dust Storms and Tumbleweeds

Posted on December 08, 2008
When our new law school wing was completed in April, I was privileged to move over to a new office suite on the second floor. The view is spectacular because of a floor-to-ceiling windowed wall that looks out over the...

Law Students in Distress

Posted on December 08, 2008
It's that time of the year again, and here is a brief reminder that we are entering the period when we will be seeing students in distress. Types of distress we see immediately before finals: Students who are unprepared to...

Quotes on Education, Learning, and Teaching

Posted on December 05, 2008
I have always enjoyed finding quotes that inspire me, make me think, or pique my interest. Perhaps it is the ex-English major in me. As a result of my own interest, I tend to pass quotes on to my students...

Reminder: NE-ASP Organizational Meeting TOMORROW at New England Law School

Posted on December 04, 2008
Tomorrow is the first New England Regional ASP Meeting. It will be held at New England Law School in Boston. This will be an organizational meeting, and we will be discussing a variety of issues. I am posting the agenda...

The Gathering Peasants' Revolt

Posted on December 03, 2008
Because of our concerns about minority enrollment and innovation/creativity in legal education, a new book should be an interesting read for ASP professionals. The book is titled The Gathering Peasants' Revolt in American Legal Education and is written by two...

Holiday Break Reading Recommendations

Posted on December 02, 2008
Exams are here at many schools, and they are starting shortly at schools were they have not started already. The very short post-exam period is sometimes marked by drive-by students running past the ASP office on the way to a...

Being Thankful during the Holiday Season

Posted on November 25, 2008
Thanksgiving Break has always been bittersweet for our law students. It is a break from the daily routine of classes, but rarely has been a true break from law school. Most students have always had to study a good portion...

Pop Culture, Teachable Moments, and Using "There Will Be Blood" to Illuminate Title Statutes

Posted on November 25, 2008
I am a fan of judicious use of pop culture to give context and depth to law. However, this comes with a caveat; one must be careful not to obfuscate the purpose of the teachable moment by overuse of film...

Writing Multiple-Choice Questions

Posted on November 24, 2008
Did you miss the e-mail on the ASP Listserv sent by Barbara McFarland regarding the NCBE handout on drafting rules for multiple-choice questions from Dr. Susan Case, Director of Testing for NCBE? Several common techniques used by law professors in...

Position at the University of Iowa College of Law

Posted on November 21, 2008
Director of Academic Support University of Iowa College of Law The University of Iowa College of Law invites applications for the position of Director of Academic Support. This is a non-faculty full-time administrative staff appointment starting July 1, 2009 at...

More Ideas than Time?

Posted on November 20, 2008
Do you ever wish you had more hours in a day so that you could implement all of the great ideas you come up with during the year? As a one-person operation for 650 students, I truly wish that I...

Reminders as the semester winds down (and up)

Posted on November 19, 2008
As the semester winds down, and exams wind up, it's time to remind students of the basics. I live in a very cold climate, but a frost is blasting the entire east coast, so these reminders may have a location...

Report from the NY-area ASP Directors Workshop

Posted on November 17, 2008
Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, was the New York-area Academic Support Directors Workshop held at Brooklyn Law School. This is different from the conferences sponsored by the LSAC; this conference is the brainchild of Kris Franklin (NYLS) and Linda Feldman (Brooklyn...

Remembering What Crisis Really Looks Like

Posted on November 14, 2008
With exams just two weeks away, some law students have started to lose perspective in major ways. Despite the current world events, they have forgotten what a real crisis looks like outside our building. They believe that papers, exams, presentations,...

New "Essentials" Series from Aspen

Posted on November 13, 2008
One of my faculty colleagues, Professor Jennifer Bard, recently told me about a new volume from Aspen Publishers titled, Essentials: Torts. As a Torts professor, she has found this study aid helpful for some of her students because it explains...

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