I’m not sure whether “congratulations” or “thank you” is more appropriate, but wanted to let you all know that Jen Reynolds has agreed to serve as Interim Ombuds at the University of Oregon for the next six months, while the University conducts a national search for a permanent Ombuds. Announcement here. I’m sure that Jen … Continue reading Jen Reynolds (new Ombuds at Oregon)
On the theory that it’s never too early or too late for good exam ideas… I suggest a recent Chronicle of Higher Education post by Katie Rose Guest Pryal entitled “What’s Your BATNA?” I think one could reasonably reproduce the entire article, and simply ask, “Thoughts?” (My draft call of that exam question might need some … Continue reading Exam Idea: critique of CHE article on BATNAs
From our colleagues and friends at the Harvard Law School Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. MM – – – – – This is the fifth in a five-part series on advice to law students and young professionals interested in ADR as a career. The series is intended to examine the fallacies our students often hear, and … Continue reading Fallacies about ADR Careers? – Part 5
From our colleagues and friends at the Harvard Law School Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. MM – – – – – This is the fourth in a five-part series on advice to law students and young professionals interested in ADR as a career. The series is intended to examine the fallacies our students often hear, and … Continue reading Fallacies about ADR Careers? – Part 4
From our colleagues and friends at the Harvard Law School Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. MM – – – – – This is the third in a five-part series on advice to law students and young professionals interested in ADR as a career. The series is intended to examine the fallacies our students often hear, and … Continue reading Fallacies about ADR Careers? – Part 3
From our colleagues and friends at the Harvard Law School Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. MM – – – – – This is the second in a five-part series on advice to law students and young professionals interested in ADR as a career. The series is intended to examine the fallacies our students often hear, and … Continue reading Fallacies about ADR Careers? – Part 2
From our colleagues and friends at the Harvard Law School Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. MM – – – – – This is the first in a five-part series on advice to law students and young professionals interested in ADR as a career. The series is intended to examine the fallacies our students often hear, … Continue reading Fallacies about ADR Careers? – Part 1
Kristen Blankley‘s recent Florida Law Review article on “Impact Preemption” is worth a read. She goes one step beyond the by-now-well-trodden ground of critiquing the bases for recent Supreme Court arbitration jurisprudence on preemption. Instead, tracing back to the Concepcion case, she suggests that the combination of recent Supreme Court cases has gone beyond field preemption … Continue reading Blankley on Arbitration Preemption
Three days ago, the Nevada Supreme Court released an opinion in the case of Weddell v. Sharp et al. (Here). Although it has facts that would make ADR & Civ Pro professors fairly swoon, the opinion itself is maddening. Both the majority and the dissent. Sigh. Based on reading the opinion, I understand the basic … Continue reading A Maddening Nevada Supreme Court Case
The news is now public, long-awaited, and not the least bit surprising in its substance: Jen Reynolds is receiving tenure and a promotion to associate professor this Fall at the University of Oregon School of Law. Given that you are reading this blog, there’s approximately a zero percent chance you don’t know who Jen Reynolds is. … Continue reading Tenure for one of our own
