Vikram D. Amar
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Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and JournalismFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Why We In Legal Academia Should Assist In Legal Journalism, But Do So Carefully
Legal academics can and should help educate the public about the law. -
Law School Deans, Law SchoolsFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: A Guided Tour Through The Debate Over Changing The ABA Employment Data Form
It's a complicated mix of arguments about substantive policy, procedural thoroughness, and outside perception. 
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Education / Schools, Free Speech, Law SchoolsFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: One Dean's Take On Public University Speech Suppression
Dean Vik Amar analyzes one proposal to protect free speech on campus.
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Law School Deans, Law SchoolsFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Evaluating Legal Education's Vital Signs At The End Of The Academic Year
It's a tale of the (relatively) good, the (pretty) bad, and the (downright) ugly. -
Law Professors, Law SchoolsFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Broadening Our Teaching Horizons
How can law schools be less insular with regard to teaching? Here are three ideas from Dean Amar. -
Bar Exams, Law SchoolsFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Tightening Bar Pass Standards And The 'California Problem'
Dean Amar comments on the big news out of the ABA Midyear Meeting today. -
Bar Exams, Law SchoolsFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Thoughts On The ABA's Proposed Tightening Of Bar Pass Standards
A legal education is a major investment; some modest level of paternalism ought not to be rejected out of hand. -
Law School Deans, SCOTUS, Supreme CourtFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: The Supreme Court Going Forward
How much does the Supreme Court matter in the big picture? 
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Law School Deans, Law SchoolsHow Law Deans Spend Their (Or, At Least, How One Dean Spent His) 'Summer Vacation'
There's a lot to keep law school deans busy over the summer. -
Bar Exams, Law School Deans, Law Schools
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: How The Bar Exam Might Be Improved
In light of how high bar-exam stakes are today, we need to ask some basic questions about this crucial test. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Reflections On Judge Posner's 'Divergent Paths'
Some of Judge Posner's points are clearly correct; in other cases, the situation is more complicated than he seems to appreciate. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Law Students
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: 4 Tips For Law Students For Final Exams
Dean Vikram Amar offers advice to law students about how to show their stuff come exam time. -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rankings
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Bureaucracy And Metrics
Please welcome our newest columnist, Dean Vikram Amar of the University of Illinois College of Law, who will be writing about legal education.
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Law School Deans, Law Schools
Meet A New Law School Dean: An Interview With Vikram Amar
Vikram Amar of Illinois Law explains why he's excited about his new job and outlines his priorities as dean. -
Anthony Kennedy, California, Constitutional Law, David Boies, Gay, Gay Marriage, John Roberts, Lesbians, SCOTUS, Stephen Reinhardt, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
The Supreme Court Rules In Two Major Gay Marriage Cases
Finally! The Supreme Court's long-awaited rulings on gay marriage in California and the Defense of Marriage Act. What did the Court rule?
