Category Archives: Academia

Derrida Papers Controversy Turns Out To Have Sexual Harassment Component

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Ann Bartow

A little over a month ago the Chron reported that the University of California at Irvine was suing the family of Jacques Derrida over the philosopher’s papers. Two weeks later the LA Times reported that U.C. Irvine was dropping its … Continue reading →

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Deborah Merritt, “Bias, the Brain, and Student Evaluations of Teaching”

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The abstract: Student evaluations of teaching are a common fixture at American law schools, but they harbor surprising biases. Extensive psychology research demonstrates that these assessments respond overwhelmingly to a professor’s appearance and nonverbal behavior; ratings based on just thirty … Continue reading →

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Women’s Studies at the University of South Carolina

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The last two days have been taken up with the wonderful Annual Women’s Studies Conference here at the University of South Carolina. I’m a WOST Affiliate Faculty Member, have been since the moment I got here, and the WOST program … Continue reading →

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New Issue of The Scholar and Feminist Online: “Jewish Women Changing America: Cross-Generational Conversations”

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read more about this issue here or access the issue index here. Below is an excerpt from the editor’s overview: This issue of Scholar and Feminist Online began with an insight: the growing realization of the importance of Jewish women … Continue reading →

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This May Distract You From Research

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

Yesterday’s TaxProf Blog linked to this “Advice for New Faculty” from Harvard Economics Professor Greg Mankiw: Avoid activities that will distract you from research. Whatever you do, do not start a blog. That will only establish your lack of seriousness … Continue reading →

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APA: “Sexualization Of Girls Is Linked To Common Mental Health Problems In Girls And Women”

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Ann Bartow

According to this Science Daily report: A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and … Continue reading →

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Jack Balkin, “How New Genetic Technologies Will Transform Roe v. Wade”

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Here is the abstract: Roe v. Wade has three holdings: (1) that the unborn are not constitutional persons, (2) that governments have legitimate and important interests in unborn life and (3) that women have a constitutional right to abortion that … Continue reading →

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The Scholar & Feminist Conference XXXII

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The Scholar & Feminist Conference XXXII FASHIONING CITIZENSHIP: Gender & Immigration Visit the Conference Website to Register Online Friday, March 23 – Saturday, March 24 Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, we have witnessed a rampant, unapologetic trend toward the … Continue reading →

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Trial Advocacy Competition Rape Problem

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Ann Bartow

An anonymous e-mailer expressed deep concern about the fact pattern chosen by the Texas Young Lawyers Association to be the basis of the final rounds of its National Trial Advocacy Competition. An edited version of the email text is as … Continue reading →

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Ann Bartow, “Some Peer-to-Peer, Democratically and Voluntarily Produced Thoughts About ‘The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom,’ By Yochai Benkler”

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Ann Bartow

As my friend Siva Vaidhyanathan did before me, I wrote a review of Benkler’s (relatively) new book, which can be downloaded here. In fact, I mention Siva’s review in my review, so feel free to offer your review of my … Continue reading →

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Federalist Society Student Symposium 2007: Law, Morality, and Hardly Any Women

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Schedule of events here. Out of 25 listed speakers, looks like four are female. Not a single woman speaking or moderating on the entire first day of the conference, or on the first panel of the second day either! But … Continue reading →

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Arizona Feminist Law Profs Beware

Posted on February 20, 2007 by David S. Cohen

Actually, all profs in Arizona should beware. An Arizona Senate committee approved a bill last week that would fine professors at public universities and colleges for, while working: Endorsing, supporting or opposing any candidate for local, state or national office. … Continue reading →

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“The University of Illinois will retire its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men’s home basketball game of the season on Wednesday!”

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Story here. Learn more about “Indian Mascots” here and here. Will the cheerleaders go next? (Photos from here). Not holding my breath, but still, this is very good news. –Ann Bartow Update: I stupidly failed to offer congratulations to Charlene … Continue reading →

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Oh, Great

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Ann Bartow

David Lat is now running a “Law Librarian Legal Hotties” contest at Above the Law. How do I know this? The Law Librarian Blog. Oh yuck. Or rhyming words to that effect. Will this generate the same tasteful commentaries (see … Continue reading →

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“Woolfiana”

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Links about Virgina Woolf. Via Sally Greene, who has more links!

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Some Law Students Need Advice

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Ann Bartow

A student who sits immediately in front of them in various classes with assigned seats persists in watching pornography on his large screened laptop during course lectures. What, if anything, should they do about this?   I have suggested leaning … Continue reading →

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With Drew Gilpin Faust’s appointment as President of Harvard, half of the eight Ivy League schools will have a woman as president.

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Harvard’s announcement here. NYT story here. Update: Mary Dudziak had this on Friday, with some interesting links.

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Maja Horn, “BETWEEN COLONIAL LEGACIES & GLOBAL IMPULSES: Contemporary Queer Dominican Cultures”

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From the official announcement: Wednesday, 14 February, Noon BCRW, 101 Barnard Hall The perceived progressiveness (or backwardness) of Latin American countries with regards to LGBTQ issues and communities typically is gauged through the presence (or absence) of LGBTQ social movements, … Continue reading →

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Legal Scrutiny For University Ties to Loan Lenders

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Ann Bartow

According to this NYT article, there is: … a sharpening focus by government officials on the often undisclosed relationships between loan companies and colleges and universities, particularly as tuition has soared and private student loans have become a lucrative, fast-growing … Continue reading →

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Awards For The Duke Women’s Lacrosse Team?

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Well, compared to some of their male counterparts they certainly seem like better people, but via Is That Legal? I learned that law prof Jim Lindgren is arguing at the Volohk Conspiracy that the Duke women’s lacrosse team deserves campus … Continue reading →

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New Blog: “The Situationist”

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From this post: The Situationist went live this morning. Part of a larger effort, including the Project on Law and Mind Sciences at Harvard Law School (website forthcoming), this blog will provide commentary by social psychologists, law professors, policy analysts, … Continue reading →

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More Disinformation About Law Faculty Hiring

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Over at MoneyLaw Tom Bell is asserting that “at least in terms of hiring, women and minorities enjoy significant advantages.” He bases this claim on data that says nothing about the qualifications of the underlying pool of applicants, and completely … Continue reading →

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And the Number of Female Authors Published In the January 2007 Edition of the Yale Law Journal Appears To Be…

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Zero.

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Brian Leiter Poses The Query: “How Far Will Law Schools Go to Win the Rankings Race?”

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Ann Bartow

And answers: Why, as far as it takes, of course, at least as long as manipulation and deceit yield results. Rankings metrics could value (and therefore incentivize) things like diversity in student bodies, instead of rewarding rich law schools for … Continue reading →

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Internet Shaming

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The WSJ reported: Last month, Eva Burgess was eating breakfast at the Rose Cafe in Venice, Calif., when she remembered she needed to make an appointment with her eye doctor. So the New York theater director got on her cellphone … Continue reading →

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Dorothy A. Brown, “Pensions and Risk Aversion: The Influence of Race, Ethnicity, and Class on Investor Behavior”

Posted on January 14, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Here is the abstract: Defined Contribution plans have greatly expanded over the last two decades. Defined Contribution plans place the investment risk on employees. Employee investment decision making should be examined to determine whether those decisions are influenced by race, … Continue reading →

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Cheerleaders

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Ann Bartow

An article entitled “Equal Cheers for Boys and Girls Draw Some Boos” in today’s NYT reports: Thirty girls signed up for the cheerleading squad this winter at Whitney Point High School in upstate New York. But upon learning they would … Continue reading →

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I Need To Remember To Be This Senior Colleague

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From See Jane Compute: Recently, a senior woman colleague of mine, someone who I know but don’t know well, stepped up and went out of her way to protect my time by getting me out of a time-consuming service task. … Continue reading →

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The Perfect First Day of Classes Post

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Written by Dr. Crazy of Reassigned Time, and reposted in its entirety, because what academic isn’t huge fan of copyright’s fair use doctrine? On the Somewhat Belated Arrival of Enthusiasm For yes, my friends, it has arrived! Sure, it took … Continue reading →

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“Against Phalloblogocentrism”

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of this article at Inside Higher Ed by Scott McLemee. Via Discourse.net.

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2007 SILBERMAN SEMINAR FOR LAW FACULTY: “The Impact and Legacy of the Holocaust on the Law” June 4-15, 2007

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Application deadline: February 16 “The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announces the 2007 Silberman Seminar for U.S. law faculty teaching or preparing to teach courses on constitutional and international law and related legal … Continue reading →

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“Project Implicit”

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Ann Bartow

“Here you will have the opportunity to assess your conscious and unconscious preferences for over 90 different topics ranging from pets to political issues, ethnic groups to sports teams, and entertainers to styles of music. At the same time, you … Continue reading →

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“Literally, A Weblog”

Posted on January 1, 2007 by Ann Bartow

An English language grammar blog tracking abuse of the word”literally.” Here is a sample post: literally turned our backs September 2nd, 2006 by Fitz Brian Rush writes: A Central Valley town rekindles a love affair with its river “As a … Continue reading →

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Sanctimony and Sex Work

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Ann Bartow

From the blog “Sex Ed in Higher Ed” where a college human sexuality instructor writes: This semester, I had another former sex worker come talk to my class. Let’s call her Lauren. She was very different from Kiki. Polished. Articulate. … Continue reading →

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Why are there so many academic books out there that would be better as longish articles?

Posted on December 26, 2006 by Ann Bartow

One economist has a theory about journalists that may apply to lawprofs as well. Here is an excerpt: WHY are there so many well-padded books out there that really ought to be nice, long articles? The subject came up over … Continue reading →

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Ellen P. Goodman, “Stealth Marketing and Editorial Integrity”

Posted on December 23, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Here is the abstract for this brilliant article:   Stealth Marketing and Editorial Integrity is the first article in the legal literature to address the normative implications of covert marketing in mass media. For business, technological, and cultural reasons, advertisers … Continue reading →

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University of North Carolina Law Students Doing Pro Bono Work In New Orleans

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Ann Bartow

UNC law students are doing pro bono work in New Orleans over the holiday break and are blogging about it here. Via justifiably proud law prof Eric Muller at Is That Legal?

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Rape Threats As Silencers: Not Working

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Ann Bartow

If you have somehow forgotten how much misogyny there is here on the internet, read “Giving Boneheads a Bad Name” by Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon. Amanda discussed this post by Twisty about what happened when a UNH student wrote a … Continue reading →

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The Stark Report on Internet Filters

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Ann Bartow

The Child Online Protection Act has never been enforced, but has been the subject of one federal trial after the other since its passage in 1998. Last May Prof. Philip Stark submitted an expert report in ACLU v. Gonzales. The … Continue reading →

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Garceau v. Yale University

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Ann Bartow

The Complaint is here. It alleges some fairly astounding acts of sexual harassment by a Yale faculty member. Via Absinthe.

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Feminism, the Sciences and Blogs

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Ann Bartow

The high rate of attrition of women in the legal profession is alarming and depressing; the amount of female energy and talent that gets stupidly wasted due to sexism in the sciences appears to be an even greater tragedy. Here … Continue reading →

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When You Live In South Carolina Sometimes You Find Frogs In Your Toilet

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Please don’t tell the faculty candidates that we are trying to recruit. Nope, not making this up. –Ann Bartow

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Not Exactly A Model of Clarity

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Ann Bartow

I generally like the jurisprudence of Justice Breyer, because I often agree with his views of the law, and really, how could I not like a Supreme Court Justice who used to be a copyright law teaching law professor?   … Continue reading →

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Her Husband Got Her the Job, Isn’t He Awesome?

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Many extremely brilliant law professors are romantically paired with other law professors; on a personal level, some of my favorite people in legal education are part of “two law prof” couples; and there is an overlap between these categories that … Continue reading →

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The Legal Profession Blog Asks: “Are the Low Numbers of Female Supreme Court Law Clerks a Statistical Blip?”

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Ann Bartow

See full post by Alan Childress here. Below is a short excerpt: David Kaye (Ariz. State, Law) and Joseph Gastwirth (GW, Arts & Sci. [Stats Dept.]) have just posted on SSRN Law & Soc’y: Legal Prof., their new article, “Where … Continue reading →

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Eleven (or More) Unpleasant Ways to Discover Anti-Woman Bias at Your Law School

Posted on November 9, 2006 by Bridget Crawford

A blog  reader  writes in with the following list of “Eleven (or More) Unpleasant Ways to Discover Anti-Woman Bias at Your Law School.” 1.   The school has no formal maternity leave or parental-leave policies, meaning the  Dean gets to … Continue reading →

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Dr. Crazy Surely Isn’t

Posted on November 5, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Here is an excerpt from one of her posts at Reassigned Time: … When I decided to become a professor, I was under the naive impression that I’d be entering a world in which gender didn’t determine my identity quite … Continue reading →

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Geoffrey Stone on “Gay Marriage in New Jersey”

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Ann Bartow

At the U of Chicago Law School’s Faculty Blog. Here is an excerpt: We have come a long way. I remember the first time a student wrote on a classroom blackboard “Come to the First Meeting of Gay Law Students … Continue reading →

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“The College Administrator’s Survival Guide”

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Ann Bartow

The cover and the use of initials in place of a first name are a little off-putting, but I’m guessing that was the publisher’s idea, so that prospective readers wouldn’t be scared off by girl germs. The author is in … Continue reading →

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“How To Land A Rich Man” Reconfigured As Advice For The Fundraising Law Dean

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Last summer the wretched Forbes (capitalist “tool“) published a “Special Report” called How To Land A Rich Man. The original text is unaltered and indented. Interspersed in italics are comments that are intended to adapt the advice for law school … Continue reading →

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