In November a group of library directors from well-known and respected law schools, meeting in Durham, North Carolina on the occasion of the dedication of the renovated law library at Duke University, adopted the “Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship.” The statement calls on law schools to stop printing their journals and instead […]
Cowen’s article in the Chronicle of Higher Education explores both negative treatment of those on the autism spectrum and asks us to look at them with a more open mind. Higher education institutions both limit them and benefit from their presence. For one good look into a fictional autistic mind, read “The Curious Incident of the […]
It seems appropriate to comment on the blog phenomenon and the web, in terms of giving thinkers/writers access to an audience. Earlier today Tom Bruce posted on Facebook a mention of a posting by Scott Rosenberg at Salon.com, excerpted from his book, “Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It’s Becoming, and Why It Matters.” I […]
Thirty-five years ago, when I entered law school, “ipso facto” – the Latin phrase meaning “the fact by itself” – was already my favorite. I think I’d heard it on a Perry Mason episode long ago. During my first year of law school the phrase became synonmous with me; I even wore it on a […]