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Blogging about all sorts of things--governance in higher education, in businesses, and in law firms; bankruptcy ethics; popular culture & the law; Enron & other corporate fiascos; professional responsibility generally; movies; ballroom dancing; and anything else that gets my attention.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The passing of a true mensch: Ira Shepard.

To get a glimmer of this amazing man, see here and here.  May his memory be as a blessing.
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Labels: Announcements, Other blogs, Personal

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Great advice for dealing with tiresome people.

From Above the Law and LawProfBlawg (here).
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Labels: Law generally, Other blogs, Personal, Popular culture, Psychology

Saturday, March 12, 2016

So proud of Rice University and of Rice's Jewish Studies Program.

See here.  I'm really glad that this program is thriving and that Dad, Jeff, and I have the opportunity to support its growth!
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Labels: Education, Higher education, Other blogs, Personal, Popular culture, Rice University

Friday, March 04, 2016

Given that I'm currently in law review submission limbo on an essay....

This LawProfBlawg post is apropos.
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Labels: Comedy, Law generally, Law school environment, Other blogs, Personal, Popular culture, Scholarship, Shameless self-promotion
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Prior posts, comments, and references in . . .

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  • Other random places
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Some of my favorite PowerPoints, videos, posts, and articles

  • Stephen Colbert on the AT&T reorganization
  • Steve Carell on The Daily Show
  • Yours Is a Very Bad Hotel
  • Brian Leiter's The U.S. News Law School Rankings: A Guide for the Perplexed
  • James D. Gordon III, How Not to Succeed in Law School
  • Waller & Cohen on The Jurisprudence of the Infield Fly Rule
  • D'Amato on Waller & Cohen
  • Jeff Harrison, Making Nice, Knowing Better, Doing Nothing
  • Enron, The Musical.

Preview of some Managing By Ambush material

  • Stories about Harvard President Larry Summers
  • Stories about Gallaudet President-Elect Fernandes
  • 1995--Interim dean resigns
  • 1995--New dean comes from inside the faculty
  • Edited version of PowerPoint on the deceptiveness of USNWR rankings, from the 2005 PowerPoint presentation to faculty and staff
  • GreedyTexas.com discussion thread on "Mutiny at UH Law School"
  • AutoAdmit.com discussion thread on April 2006 faculty meeting
  • Texas Lawyer's article, Rankings Rift Hasten's Law Dean's Departure
  • Dean of UH Law Center Resigning, Houston Chronicle, 5/3/06
  • Interim Dean appointed
  • Texas Lawyer, Inadmissible: Back to School
  • Nimmer appointed next UHLC dean

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