cummings speaks to University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff about hip-hop and the Constitution

The next time you listen to a rapper, pay close attention to the wordplay because there may be a lesson about the United States Constitution in the rhyme. 鈥淚 believe that hip-hop artists from the jump have been critiquing the U.S. Constitution in a way that makes sense,鈥� said Professor andr茅 douglas pond cummings, an … cummings speaks to University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff about hip-hop and the Constitution

Associate Dean Burchfield speaks on changing role of libraries and librarians

Burchfield, Jessie. Get in the Spirit of Change: The New Normal of Collection Development. Mid-America Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO (October 19, 2019). Associate Dean Jessie Burchfield spoke on a panel discussing how today’s law libraries face myriad challenges including budgetary constraints, multiplying material formats, and changing patron expectations. Dean Burchfield … Associate Dean Burchfield speaks on changing role of libraries and librarians

Professor andr茅 cummings Speaks at the LatCrit 2019 Biennial Conference

cummings, andr茅 douglas pond.  Racism Unchained. LatCrit 2019 Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA (October 18, 2019). Materials The 2019 Biennial LatCrit Conference, held at Georgia State University School of Law, hosted a panel presentation entitled “On the Possibility of Deracialization in the U.S. Today.” Professor cummings presented his thoughts in a talk entitled “Racism Unchained” where … Professor andr茅 cummings Speaks at the LatCrit 2019 Biennial Conference

Associate Dean Jessie Burchfield leads paper workshop

Burchfield, Jessie.  MALLCO Paper Workshop Open Forum. Mid-America Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO (October 17, 2019). Associate Dean Jessie Burchfield facilitated the MALLCO Paper Workshop, where prospective authors discussed their in-progress works and ideas for articles and received feedback. Topics included professional responsibility for competence in technology use and the implications … Associate Dean Jessie Burchfield leads paper workshop

Professor Cain presented at the Cleburne County Bar Association Meeting

Cain, Terrence.  Stop Filing Ugly Documents: The Importance of Typography in Briefs and Other Papers. Cleburne County Bar Association, Heber Springs, Arkansas (Sept. 19, 2019). This presentation is about making your briefs typographically superior, which can improve your chances of prevailing. It will not make your arguments better, but it will ensure that judges grasp … Professor Cain presented at the Cleburne County Bar Association Meeting

Professors Anastasia Boles and andr茅 cummings Speak at the 2019 decARcerate Annual Conference

Boles, Anastasia; cummings, andr茅 douglas pond.  Howling Into The Hurricane. decARcerate Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR (September 14, 2019). Materials Professors Anastasia Boles and andr茅 douglas pond cummings delivered keynote talks at the decARcerate annual meeting 2019. Boles spoke on “Disrupting Indifference, Embracing Discomfort, and Rejecting Tolerance: Engaging the Racial Disparities in the Arkansas Criminal … Professors Anastasia Boles and andr茅 cummings Speak at the 2019 decARcerate Annual Conference

Professor Borman speaks at Central States Regional Legal Writing Conference

Borman, Deborah L. Murder By Consensus: Academic Mobbing, Professional Gaslighting, and Other Hierarchical Transgressions. 2019 Central States Regional Legal Writing Conference, Chicago, Illinois (September 14, 2019). Professor Borman’s talk with Lucy Jewel (Tennessee), identifies the toxic interpersonal situations that arise in the professional academic environment explained in the context of multiple social behavioral theories.