/news-archive/tag/faculty-development/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:31:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2021/08/27/cummings-named-associate-dean/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:31:56 +0000 /news/?p=79708 ... Law school names cummings associate dean for faculty development]]> Professor andr茅 douglas pond cummings has been named the next associate dean for faculty development at the . He succeeds Professor Terrence Cain, who has served as associate dean since 2018. Cummings joined the law school faculty in 2018 and was recently named the Charles C. Baum Distinguished Professor of Law. 鈥淒uring dre鈥檚 time here, he has made a meaningful impact at Bowen,鈥� said Theresa Beiner, dean of the law school. 鈥淚n addition to his prolific scholarship, he has spoken about his work both in and outside of Arkansas. He is also an innovative teacher who uses formative and summative assessments in his classes, including experiential drafting.鈥� Before arriving at Bowen, cummings was a visiting professor of law at The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he taught contracts I and II, hip hop & the American constitution and sports law. Prior to that, he also worked as a professor of law at the West Virginia University College of Law, where he taught business associations, civil procedure, entertainment law and securities regulation. Cummings has written extensively over his career, including three books and over forty law review articles. His areas of expertise span corporate law, constitutional law, civil rights law, sports law and entertainment law, with his focus in each seemingly diverse area anchored in social justice and economic equality. Examples of this work include his books 鈥淗ip Hop and the Law鈥� and 鈥淐orporate Justice鈥� as well as his recent articles including 鈥淩eforming Policing鈥� and 鈥淩oadmap for Antiracism: Unwind the War on Drugs Now.鈥� Cummings鈥檚 service activities include working with the , and as Board President of . He is the co-director of Bowen鈥檚 new Board of Trustees approved Center for Racial Justice and Criminal Justice Reform, a center that will focus on improving the justice system here in Arkansas. 鈥淚 am deeply honored to have been asked by Dean Beiner to serve as the associate dean for faculty development and am very enthusiastic about working individually with my fellow faculty members,鈥� said cummings. 鈥淚 view faculty research and scholarship to be the lifeblood of a law school as transformative scholarship informs not just law practice, but also classroom teaching and the legal academy. I chose to come to Bowen because of the deep commitment that our faculty holds to teaching our students with great skill, but also in the dedication that many of our faculty have to producing meaningful scholarship that is cited by judges in their written opinions and quite literally impacts the state and nation in positive ways leading to more fair and just outcomes.鈥漖]> /news-archive/2021/03/11/race-gender-bias-legal-academia/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:30:48 +0000 /news/?p=78508 ... Scholar to speak on race and gender bias in legal academia]]> Deo will be discussing her recent book, “.鈥� The book draws from her landmark Diversity in Legal Academia (DLA) project, the first formal empirical study to investigate intersectional race and gender challenges and opportunities facing law professors in their personal and professional lives. The book not only exposes ongoing biases, but also reveals individual strategies and structural solutions to maximize success. Deo鈥檚 research examines the experiences of law faculty at all stages of the career. The qualitative and quantitative findings from original interview and survey data reveal a national pattern of intersectional bias. The data indicate ongoing barriers to hiring, promotion, and leadership. Classroom confrontations and biased course evaluations have devastating effects on tenure. Data from various sources make clear that these problems are systemic throughout legal practice and other fields. 鈥淯nequal Profession鈥� outlines individual strategies that have facilitated success for many study participants that can be adapted for others. Necessary structural solutions are also examined in the book. While Deo鈥檚 research focuses on legal academia and the legal profession, comparisons with other academic disciplines may be made. Deo is the director of the Law School Survey of Student Engagement, professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and the William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law at the American Bar Foundation. Her research merges jurisprudence with empirical methods to interrogate institutional diversity, affirmative action, and racial representation. The National Science Foundation, Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship, AccessLex Institute, Wolters Kluwer, and others have supported Deo鈥檚 groundbreaking research. In 2020, she was elected to the American Law Institute. Deo has served as a Senate-appointed member of the California Commission on Access to Justice, an empirical research consultant to the ACLU of Southern California and the Law School Admission Council, and Chair of the AALS Section on Law and the Social Sciences. ATLE is part of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 ongoing commitment to the pedagogical professional development of its faculty. The goal of ATLE is to foster excellence in teaching and learning by promoting the sharing of ideas, by growing faculty fellowship and collaboration, and by building a strong community of engaged teachers and learners. More information about ATLE and its events. Faculty in attendance may enter a raffle to receive signed copies of Professor Deo鈥檚 book. More information and to RSVP.]]> /news-archive/2020/11/13/mobile-winter-institute-scientific-teaching/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:26:37 +0000 /news/?p=77916 ... Mobile Winter Institute on Scientific Teaching to offer faculty immersive training in transformative teaching techniques in any environment]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a virtual Mobile Winter Institute on Scientific Teaching (MoSI) for all faculty from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 11-14.听 The workshop will be conducted via Zoom and will focus heavily on how to implement effective online teaching practices by immersing faculty in experiential learning with frequent reflection on why decisions are made to teach with specific tools. Space is limited. Faculty should submit by Nov. 15. The workshop is designed to maximize teaching capabilities with evidence-based approaches such as active learning and inclusive teaching practices. Workshops will be facilitated by national science education experts and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty. Participants will have a hands-on experience of the impact of evidence-based teaching approaches such as active learning and inclusive teaching practices, with deliberate and backwards design. The techniques covered at MoSI will help improve student learning without watering down course goals, so more students learn the material and progress toward their degrees. Overwhelming evidence shows that students perform better in active learning classrooms. Students in these environments are 1.5 times more likely to pass compared to students in sections that only use traditional lectures. Several ideas for increasing student success that were proposed by faculty during MoSI brainstorming sessions in 2019 have already contributed toward positive changes on campus during the 2019-2020 and 2020-21 academic years, including establishing programs and activities that foster a sense of community on campus, increasing opportunities for professional development and mentoring for faculty members, and implementing new innovative practices in the classroom. MoSI is sponsored by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Office of the Provost and the STEM Education Center with support from the Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence. All faculty are encouraged to register. To learn more, visit , or contact Dr. Mark Baillie at mtbaillie@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2019/10/22/xiu-ye-math-donation/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:43:42 +0000 /news/?p=75380 ... Math professor donates $20,000 to support faculty, students]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock math professor has donated $20,000 to help fund professional development activities for faculty members and students in the Department of Math and Statistics.听 Dr. Xiu Ye, who has been a professor at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock since 1991, said she wanted to give a donation to help her colleagues and students during a tight financial time at the university. 鈥淚 am a special donor since I am not rich,鈥� Ye said. 鈥淟ast year, I took a sabbatical and had other family issues, but I want to do what I can to help the Math Department. It鈥檚 a great department. I have wonderful colleagues, and I hope I can help them. I want to support my colleagues, students, and the university.鈥� The donation will create the Math Department Professional Activities Fund, which will provide money for professional development activities in the Department of Math and Statistics in the College of Arts, Letters, and Science. The fund may be used to host mathematics conferences; sponsor events like the annual Calculus Bowl, which encourages participation in math and calculus in high school students; and hire lecturers to teach additional classes.听 鈥淚 want to thank Dr. Ye for having the vision to create this new fund to help the Math Department,鈥� said Christian O鈥橬eal, vice chancellor for university advancement. 鈥淭he gift will touch the lives of our current and future students. Our faculty will continue leading events like the popular Calculus Bowl and have access to professional development opportunities that enrich classroom learning and outcomes for students.鈥� Dr. Sarah Beth Estes, dean of the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences, said this special donation exemplifies the dedication 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty members have for student success. 鈥淲ith this gift, Dr. Ye supports the high quality instruction of the Math Department and the many outreach and support efforts of the department, including Math Day and instruction in tutoring services,鈥� Estes said. 鈥淲e greatly appreciate the generosity of this gift from one of our own.鈥�听 Ye received her Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. During her career, Ye has received nearly $800,000 in grant funds from the National Science Foundation and published 104 research articles in academic journals. 鈥淚 hope this grant will encourage my fellow faculty members to complete more wonderful research for the university,鈥� Ye said. 鈥淣ew research grants bring external funding and publicity to the university, while exposing our students to cutting-edge knowledge in their fields.鈥� ]]>