One of the key distinctions between college and law school is the way classes are taught, and legal education experts say aspiring lawyers need to mentally prepare themselves for the intensity of a ...

To paraphrase the former Yale Law School professor Fred Rodell, there are only two things wrong with conventional law-school teaching. One is style; the other is content. The dominant classroom ...

Among the many teaching techniques I am not good at (yet) is asking good questions. I’m trying to cut down on GWOMM questions, I do OK at getting some discussion going, and I can generally ask a ...

Life seems upside down these days. Politicians choose their voters by redistricting, universities their missions by giving in to government demands, some newspapers and media networks follow the paths ...

David B. Wilkins is the Lester Kissel professor of law and vice dean for global initiatives on the legal profession at Harvard Law School. Updated December 15, 2011, 7:08 PM Of all the important ...

Amanda C. Pustilnik is an assistant professor of law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She teaches criminal law, evidence, and law and neuroscience. Updated December 16, ...

The Fred Friendly Seminars are based on the Socratic Method. Local discussion groups can use the same method to explore the lessons of DISCONNECTED: Politics, the Press and the Public. The Socratic ...