Law School Academic Support Blog
A regularly-updated blawg for those who run and work in academic support offices.
Author: Daniel Weddle, associate clinical professor and the Academic Support Program Director at the University of Missouri Kansas City, and Elizabeth Stillman an associate professor of academic support at Suffolk University Law School, are the primary editors of Law School Academic Support Blog. Contributing editors: Amy Jarmon, assistant dean for academic success programs at Texas Tech University School of Law; David Nadvorne, director of the Professional Skills Center at CUNY School of Law; Herbert N. Ramy, associate professor of law and director of the academic excellence program at New England School of Law; Michael H. Schwartz, law professor and Director of Ex-L at Washburn University School of Law; and Dennis Tonsing, dean of students and academic support program director at Roger Williams University.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Professors • Law Schools • City University of New York • New England School of Law • Roger Williams University, Ralph R. Papitto School of Law • Suffolk University • Texas Tech University • University of Missouri, Kansas City • Washburn University • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Law School Academic Support Blog
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“How is a Professor Like a Chameleon?”
By Hillary Burgess My first semester in front of a classroom, I asked myself, “Do I have what it takes to be a good teacher?” After a few years of positive evaluations, I ask the…
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New ASP'ers
Have you joined the ASP law school community over the summer? Or, do you have a new member of staff who did join recently? We would like to introduce new members of the ASP profession…
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Welcoming the Class of 2011
Yesterday was the start of our pre-orientation program at VLS, which we are calling Jump Start. This is our first year of Jump Start, and we are learning alongside our students. I feel truly lucky;…
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New Book on Honesty
A colleague forwarded a book review link to me today, and I thought the review might interest a number of us who work with ASP. Although not strictly a title in our area, it is…
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Welcome to new Asst. Director of Bar Prep at Phoenix School of Law
I would like to welcome Jill Hudson to the ASP group as she begins her job at Phoenix School of Law. She has provided the information below so that we can get to know her.…
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Quick Hints for the start of a new year
Based on some of the emails I have received from various listservs this past week, I decided to compile my completely subjective list of quick hints for the start of the school year. I stress…
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Keeping Things in Perspective
Human beings are so good at losing perspective when they hit obstacles. Whether the obstacle is academic, medical, financial, professional, personal or of some other variety, humans tend to turn molehills into mountains, to worry…
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Washburn Law Journal of Interest
If you were a participant at the Humanizing Legal Education Symposium last fall, you should have received your copy of the symposium issue published by Washburn Law Journal (Volume 47, Number 2, Winter 2008). In…
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Starting the New Year
I remember the shock my mother always expressed when back-to-school sales started in July...we just got out of school, how could it be starting again? That is a little of how I feel right now...I…
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Who we are and why
Summer is one of the few times in the year when I can reflect a bit about the past year, the upcoming year, improvements that I would like to make, and my reasons for being…