Spring 2013
Alumni on the Faculty: The View from Both Sides of the Podium
A group of alumni professors engage in a lively conversation with Record Editor Marsha Nagorsky, ’95, about what it is like to go from Chicago Law student to a member of the faculty.
“I Will Forever Be Grateful”: Alumni Remember Their Teachers
Alumni pay tribute to the men and women whose influence lasted far longer than a course or research project.
Constitutional Decisionmaking: A Signature Chicago Law Experience
Professor Geoffrey Stone’s legendary class turns students into justices—and great legal thinkers.
Elements at 75
Professor Dennis J. Hutchinson on the long and distinguished history of the classic first-year course, Elements of the Law, and its many famous teachers.
Students to Scholars: Teaching the Legal Academic Process
Two Law School courses offer students a taste of the academic’s life, complete with scholarly papers, workshops, and giving lectures on classic legal works.
Crossing the Midway, By and By
Professor Martha Nussbaum speaks at the Midway Dinner on the “carnival of interdisciplinary delights” available to law students.
Plan, Do, Reflect: Clinical Teaching at the Law School
Clinical teaching takes place in the classroom, in court, in business meetings, on the
streets of Chicago, and sometimes even in the US Supreme Court.
What's a "Clicker"? Teaching with New Technology
Law School professors go high-tech, and say their teaching is better for it.
Lecturers Bring Special Expertise to Law School Teaching
Our lecturers are prominent leaders of law, business, and the humanities. They are also
dedicated and enthusiastic teachers.
