Submissions for the the SEALS Conference are accepted beginning in the fall and on a rolling basis leading up to the conference.
View the program for the 2017 SEALS Conference online.
Submissions for the the SEALS Conference are accepted beginning in the fall and on a rolling basis leading up to the conference.
This discussion group consists of professors and deans tasked with encouraging, supporting, and promoting scholarship and teaching at their law schools. This is part of recurring effort to share ideas and strategies related to faculty development. In the past, the group has engaged with newer scholars to help them understand how the research dean can […]
Read MoreWe are writing to solicit your interest in participating in the Second Annual Mindfulness Conference that will be wrapped into the 2018 SEALS Meeting at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The final dates of the Mindfulness Conference have not been determined yet, but likely will span two days within […]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Becky Jacobs, University of Tennessee Session Summary: Sustainability Cross-Disciplinarity: Collaborating Across Colleges and Campuses On Saturday afternoon, Becky Jacobs, University of Tennessee; Noah Sachs, University of Richmond; and Judd Sneirson, Savannah Law School, moderated a lively discussion about cross-disciplinary initiatives involving law schools. Participants, including Joan Heminway, University of Tennessee; Marcia Narine Weldon, […]
Read MorePosting on behalf of American University American University invites applications for Senior Director for Diversity, Inclusion and Affinity. The Senior Director for Diversity, Inclusion, and Affinity (DIA) works with all segments of American University (AU) WCL including students, administration, faculty, staff, and alumni, to address issues that are important to maximizing our institutional diversity and optimize […]
Read MoreDear SEALS colleagues, Thank you for attending and participating in the panels, discussion groups, workshops, and other opportunities at this year’s conference. The board invites you to complete this “short” survey so that we can continue to tailor and improve SEALS future meetings to your needs. Your thoughts are very important to us. We look […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Professors David Han (Pepperdine University School of Law) and Stephanie Bornstein (University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law), two former participants in SEALS scholarship workshops, for being among the winners of 2017’s SEALS Call for Papers, along with John Newman (University of Memphis School of Law). David work-shopped an earlier version […]
Read MoreSummary provided by Caprice Roberts (Savannah Law School) Session Summary: The Future of Independent Agencies and Consumer Protection after PHH Corp. v. CFPB Our panel addressed the D.C. Circuit’s startling ruling in PHH Corp. v. CFPB that the single-head management structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unconstitutional. The circuit granted en banc, vacating […]
Read MoreSubmitted by Steve Vladeck (University of Texas School of Law) Session Summary: Discussion Group—The Law of National Security and Foreign Affairs in the Trump Administration In one of the final sessions of the conference on Saturday afternoon, Professor Andy Wright (Savannah) led a wide-ranging discussion group exploring national security and foreign affairs issues arising out of […]
Read MoreSubmitted by Steve Vladeck (University of Texas School of Law) Session Summary: Workshop on National Security Law—Discussion Group: Trump’s Executive Actions on Immigration: Travel Ban, Extreme Vetting, Border Surveillance, and Mass Deportation Few contemporary legal disputes have generated as much interest as President Trump’s Executive Orders on immigration, especially the so-called Travel Bans (1.0 and […]
Read MoreSummary provided by Bradley A. Areheart, University of Tennessee College of Law Discussion Group: New and Existing Voices in Labor and Employment Law The purpose of this program was to give junior and more seasoned scholars feedback on current works in progress. Each of the five papers that were selected was assigned two or three […]
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