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Monday, November 14, 2016

Post-Election Research Agenda and Teaching

This question came up on my Facebook feed to fellow law professors -- how are you changing your scholarship, teaching, and service in light of the election? There were many interesting responses, describing the first day of classroom teaching after the elections and new projects that, for example, shift focus from federal legislative reform to local/international arenas.

I thought I would pose the same question here to Prawfs readers. Did you comment on the results of the elections in class? Are you selecting new research projects or shifting focus of current projects?

 

Posted by Orly Lobel on November 14, 2016 at 07:33 PM | Permalink

Comments

The discussion of New York Times v. Sullivan might be more interesting this year, in my Freedom of Speech course!

Posted by: Rick Garnett | Nov 18, 2016 12:19:20 PM

In my labor and employment class I spent about 20 min talking about the likely and potential impacts - reversal of the DOE, DOJ, and EEOC position on the meaning sex; rollback of the new FLSA white collar exemption regs; potential defunding or abolition of the NLRB; etc.

Posted by: BC | Nov 15, 2016 8:04:29 PM

I've discussed in class. My research agenda hasn't really changed, but I'm tweaking some of what I'm writing re: urban revitalization & fair housing. We don't know yet the direction that Trump will go with HUD and the CFPB, so I'll stay tuned for now. I have, however, commented on the election in class - but not in a political way. I think you sort of can't ignore the fact of the election, and I always weave in current events (heck, even when I was discussing water law - pretty easy to do, actually). It is interesting for me because so many of our students were likely Trump supporters, and many of the faculty supported Clinton.

Posted by: Andrea Boyack | Nov 15, 2016 12:46:57 PM

I found a large number of pro-Trump comments both pre and post election. There is a generational sea change afoot. To deny the popularity of his beliefs is delusional. And BTW I too voted for Trump.

Posted by: Trump | Nov 15, 2016 1:54:26 AM

We had a townhall meeting on campus where students could vent, etc. I mentioned the election only to note that some students had expressed their disappointment/anger/upset and suggested that this forum might be a good place to discuss those feelings.

Posted by: Matthew Bruckner | Nov 14, 2016 9:42:28 PM

I am bracing myself for endless updates to my tax course next year!

Posted by: Margaret Ryznar | Nov 14, 2016 7:35:42 PM

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