Category Archives: Academia

Scholar-in-Residence Programs for Study of Jewish Women’s and Gender Studies

The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, a research center at Brandeis University, offers a variety of fellowships (including stipends + office space): The HBI Scholar-in-Residence Program provides scholars, artists, writers and communal professionals the opportunity to be in residence at Brandeis University while … Continue reading

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Historiann Has A Great “Bossy Broads Round Up”

Read it here!

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“Repairing research integrity”

That is the title of an article in Nature which reports systematic scientific misconduct that is underreported, and postulates some of the reasons, noting: “Nearly one generation after the effort to reduce misconduct in science began, the responses by NIH … Continue reading

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Patrick S. O’Donnell, “Animal Ethics, Rights & Law Bibliography”

Here, at Ratio Juris. It is part of a Directed Reading series.

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James Grimmelmann, “Copyright, Technology, and Access to the Law”

An Opinionated Primer that provides an excellent overview of current copyright issues concerning access to laws for intelligent people who have inexplicably failed to devote their lives to the study of copyright law. Via Laboratorium, via Froomkin. –Ann Bartow

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Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews and Journals

My colleague Allen Rostron and I have updated our charts about law review submissions/expedites and law review rankings from different sources for the summer and fall 2008 submission season. The first chart contains information about each journal’s preferences about methods … Continue reading

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When Academia Fails Women

UC Irvine Political Science Professor  Kristen Monroe and her co-authors  Saba Ozyurt, Ted Wrigley and Amy Alexander have published their article, “Gender Equity in Academia: Bad News From the Trenches, and Some Possible Solutions,” in Perspectives on Politics.  Here is … Continue reading

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“Matthew J. Bruccoli, 76, Scholar, Dies; Academia’s Fitzgerald Record Keeper”

From the NYT: Matthew J. Bruccoli, whose biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald and outpouring of scholarly essays and critical editions made him the dean of Fitzgerald studies in the United States, died at his home in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday. … Continue reading

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Ruining a Law Student’s Life for Fun and Profit?

Paul Gowder is right.

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Are Blogs Bad News?

Law profs Cass Sunstein and Eugene Volokh debate this here.

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Deborah Rhode and Christopher J. Walker, “Gender Equity in College Athletics: Women Coaches as a Case Study”

Abstract: As Title IX celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary, many have noted its enormous positive effect on women’s sports. But an unintended and too-often neglected byproduct is that as opportunities for female students have increased, opportunities for female professionals have declined. … Continue reading

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New Website: “Stop Porn Culture”

From the FLP Mailbox: Stop Porn Culture, a new feminist anti-pornography movement, has just launched a website (see below) with lots of on-line resources, as well as a streaming video of the slide show by Gail Dines, Rebecca Whisnant and … Continue reading

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“CFP: Spilling Over: A Fat, Queer Anthology”

Working Title: Spilling Over: A Fat, Queer Anthology Editor: Jessica Giusti, Feminist Studies Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota Contact: spillingover@gmail.com Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008 Despite the attention given by queer studies to the materiality of bodies and the cultural … Continue reading

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“Ohio Northern University awards bachelor’s degree to canine”

Kind of an oddball story, from here: A well-trained golden retriever will receive a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Northern University today along with the rest of the graduating class. Zeeke, a 1-year-old dog, will earn his bachelor’s of science degree … Continue reading

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Margalynne Joan Armstrong & Stephanie M. Wildman, “Teaching Race/Teaching Whiteness: Transforming Colorblindness to Color Insight”

Abstract: This Article argues that whiteness operates as the normative foundation of most discussions of race. Legal educators often overlook the role of whiteness in the law school setting and in law more generally. Identifying and understanding whiteness should be … Continue reading

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Catharine MacKinnon Will Receive An Honorary Doctorate from Hebrew University

From here: Leading international human rights advocate Prof. Catharine MacKinnon is to receive an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in recognition of her work in advancing gender equality. She will receive the honor at the opening Convocation … Continue reading

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Moe at Jezebel Asks: How Many Professors Do You Actually Still Think About?

Here. Cuss word warning, if you are the linguistically sensitive type.

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On Gender and Science

Echidne has a great post here unpacking the sexism infusing this article which argues that women just “self select” away from science. Below is an excerpt (but go read the whole thing): … To see what stinks in all this, … Continue reading

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“Pinstripes & Pearls” by Judith Richards Hope

From the Powell’s Page: To illustrate the challenges facing women of her generation, author Judith Richards Hope describes the lives and careers of a handful of barrier-breaking women, including herself, from Harvard Law School’s pivotal class of 1964, who fought … Continue reading

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Rachel J. Anderson, “Revisiting the Imperial Scholar: Market Failure on Law Review?”

Abstract: This article argues for reforms in the institution of student-run law reviews. Specifically, it calls for an increased understanding of the potential for bias in the article-selection process. Further it calls for institutional retraining to support the implementation of … Continue reading

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“Suffragist City”

That’s the title of a column by academic historian Mary Beth Norton that appeared in The Nation, describing new books about important women in history. Norton writes: … Groundbreaking books by historians Judith Wellman, Lori Ginzburg and Jean Baker, among … Continue reading

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“Hundreds turn back on Schlafly at ceremony”

According to St. Louis Today: Some felt the silent protest with white armbands and the dramatic turning of backs was disrespectful. But those who took part said it was a fitting way to show their disapproval that Washington University was … Continue reading

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Worldmapper

Allison at Economic Woman gives an overview here of the Worldmapper website, writing in part: A number of maps reflect the status of women around the globe. To get a sense of where the wage gap is widest, flip between … Continue reading

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More About Wash. U. Granting Phyllis Schlafly an Honorary Degree

Excellent posts by Brian Leiter here, here, and here. And, see also. Did someone make a huge financial donation to the school to arrange this travesty? One almost hopes that is the case, given that otherwise it makes no sense … Continue reading

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Profile of FSU’s Steven Gey

He’s a wonderful person, as I don’t have to tell anyone reading this post, and reading this article will make you weepy. Via Leiter.

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Toledo Administrator Fired over Op-ed on Gay Rights

The Toledo Blade is reporting that Crystal Dixon, an associate vice president for human resources at the University of Toledo, has been terminated. The firing was motivated by a guest column that Ms. Dixon wrote for the Toledo Free Press … Continue reading

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“Unwanted Sexual Contact, in Context”

Insider Higher Ed reports on on long term study here. Below is an excerpt: … The report, on”The Context of Unwanted Sexual Experiences”at UNH, is the latest product of a research project begun in 1988 and funded by the president’s … Continue reading

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Response of (Right On!) Members of the Wash U. School of Law Faculty To The Schlafly Honorary Degree

May 9, 2008 Chancellor Mark Wrighton Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 Dear Chancellor Wrighton, We are extremely disappointed that the University has chosen to honor Phyllis Schlafly with an honorary degree at this … Continue reading

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Congratulations to the Class of 2008!

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“Canadian train in quarantine after death, illness”

Story here. There are no obvious links to feminism, but there is one to academia generally. I once had a fairly lengthy conversation with an epidemiologist who was studying and making recommendations for Universities with respect to the Coming Flu … Continue reading

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Major Scandal At West Virginia University

Mike Madison has the details.

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“Harvard Law Faculty Commits to Open Access to Scholarship”

Info/Law has the scoop. Here’s an excerpt: I’ve been sitting on this post for what seems like an eternity, but the news embargo has been lifted, and we’re all free to share the fantastic news from Harvard Law School, where … Continue reading

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“Schlafly’s honorary degree: a travesty of a mockery of a sham”

That is the title of a post at Crooked Timber discussing the decision by Washington University in St. Louis to award Phyllis “There won’t be an ERA on my watch” Shlafly of the Eagle Forum You ought to head over … Continue reading

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Rory Dicker, “A History of U.S. Feminisms”

From this website: “The History of U.S. Feminism is an introductory text designed to be used as supplementary material for first-year women’s studies students or as a brush-up text for more advanced students. Covering the first, second, and third waves … Continue reading

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Upcoming Conference at Brown: “Beyond Borders: Innovative Approaches to Combat Human Trafficking in the United States and Abroad”

May 24, 2008, 11:00 a.m. List Art Center Auditorium, 64 College Street, Providence According to the United Nations, over 12 million people worldwide are trafficked for forced labor or sexual exploitation every year. In the United States, an estimated 17,500 … Continue reading

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“Opponents carry injured home-run hitter around bases”

This story is pretty heartwarming: With two runners on base and a strike against her, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University uncorked her best swing and did something she had never done, in high school or college. Her first home … Continue reading

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Watch Martha Nussbaum Talk With Bill Moyers About her newest book, LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE: IN DEFENSE OF AMERICA’S TRADITION OF RELIGIOUS EQUALITY.

Here. The transcript of the interview is here. Previous post about the book here. I got to take Martha Nussbaum on a tour of the Congaree Swamp when she gave a series of talks here a couple of years ago … Continue reading

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Does A Recent Article In The Yale Law Journal Pocket Part Deceptively Conflate Record Keeping And Censorship Intentionally?

A recent article in the Yale Law Journal Pocket Part does an insidious job of conflating a law requiring record keeping with government censorship in the context of pornography. Is the falsity intentional? The analysis certainly seems driven by a … Continue reading

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Istanbul Legal Skills Conference

Still looking for a summer conference – try this one:     The Istanbul Legal Skills Conference sponsored by the  Legal Writing Institute  and hosted by  Bahcesehir University’s Institute for Global Understanding in Law will bring together professors from the … Continue reading

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Nuxoll v. Indian Prairie School District: “”Be Happy, Not Gay” T-Shirt Protected By First Amendment

Seventh Circuit opinion, authored by Posner, here. Below, some excerpts: “The plaintiff is one of the students who disapprove of homosexuality. Some of them participate in a”Day of Truth”(see www.dayoftruth.org (visited Apr. 5, 2008)) held on the first school day … Continue reading

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“Exams”

Unless you are taking them, Laura Appleman’s post will make you laugh. Buy Propranolol Buy Theophylline Buy Nafcillin Buy Hydromorphone Buy Aminophylline Buy Olanzapine Buy Doxycycline Buy Isocarboxazid Buy Oxycontin Buy Digitalis Buy Colesevelam Buy Avodart Buy Vicodin Buy Cordarone … Continue reading

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“My teaching philosophy is starting to mirror that of Morpheus in The Matrix, who told his pupil, Neo: ‘I can only point you to the door. It is you who has to walk through it.'”

So says Anxious Black Woman, in this post entitled “Advocacy on Behalf of Students of Color.” It gave me a lot to think about, for both general and specific (but unfortunately non-bloggable) reasons. Some students arrogantly demand special privileges, while … Continue reading

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Some Links To Law Review Articles About “Appropriation” Issues

This law review article link round up is an orthogonal response to a number of conversations happening in the blogosphere. A lot of interesting things have been written by law profs about appropriation issues, from a variety of perspectives. This … Continue reading

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Overheard In My Office

My Dean: “Would you like to attend an alumni event in [large city] with me, on [date in the future]?” Me: “Would I have to act all charming, and crap?” My Dean: “Now that I think about it, I’m not … Continue reading

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“Own What You Think”

Inside Higher Ed has an account of a response by Princeton University students to JuicyCampus, “where students can call out others by name and make potentially libelous, hateful or damaging statements without apparent consequence.” Below is an excerpt: The issues … Continue reading

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Robert I. Sutton, “The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t.”

From this website: “In his new book, Sutton reveals the huge TCA (Total Cost of Assholes) in today’s corporations. He shows how to spot an asshole (hint: they are addicted to rude interruptions and subtle putdowns, and enjoy using “sarcastic … Continue reading

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“Although Barnard College in New York eventually granted Nadia Abu El-Haj tenure as an associate professor of anthropology, it was an arduous process that proved a testing ground for academic freedom.”

Learn more at the ACS Blog.

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“Joyce E. McConnell Named 16th Dean of West Virginia’s Law School”

Details here. Joyce is a terrific choice. She is not the first female dean at this law school, but her selection is still excellent news. –Ann Bartow Mono ringtones Larry the cable guy ringtone Ringtones samsung x427m Nokia 3310 free … Continue reading

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South Carolina Law Students Vote Susan Kuo “Best Professor”

And I think they got that one exactly right! Learn more about Feminist Law Prof and all around great colleague Susan Kuo here.

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Announcement: 2008 Law School Summer Boot Camp for Students of Color

Having more lawyers of color is essential to the well-being of communities of color. In fact, a recent National Jurist Article, a journal for law students, talked about the disappearing black and Latino law student. This is particularly problematic. The … Continue reading

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