Legal Education

The latest in SALT’s webinar series, Social Justice in Action, dealt with the topic “Engaging in Anti-Racism Work for the Long Haul: Avoiding Fatigue and Burnout.” The panelists were The video is available here.

The second in SALT’s Social Justice Series, “Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Online Teaching,” occurred on Friday, August 21st. The video is available here.

New episodes of SALT’s podcast, Teaching Social Justice, are available! Podcasts are available on Soundcloud here Also available on iTunes and Spotify!…

On Thursday, July 30, SALT hosted a webinar on anti-racism in the classroom with an impressive slate of candidates: View a recording of the webinar at Michigan State University Mediaspace The next SALT: Social Justice in Action Webinar will be held August 21, on the topic “Promoting…

SALT Virtual Series: Social Justice in Action Incorporating Anti-Racism Frameworks into Core Law School Classes Thursday, July 30 at 3:00 pm Register Here:  https://bit.ly/2Oewk1K SALT encourages law schools across the country to take affirmative steps to promote justice, eradicate racism and support their law school communities in…

As the attached statement highlights, racialized state violence remains a constant threat to Black people. It is past time to move from words to actions. Following this statement, SALT has started a list of concrete steps law schools can and must take to support Black students, instill an anti-racist framework…

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to rapid decision-making by law schools and universities over the last several months, often without adequate participation of faculty. SALT calls on each law school to recognize the primary role of the faculty in overseeing the school’s academic program and the shared role of the…

How will the coronavirus outbreak affect the July bar exam? Material here is regularly updated with information on postponements and other actions taken in jurisdictions around the United States. The National Conference of Bar Examiners maintains information here. SALT’s statement on the bar exam, issued June 25, 2020,…

In January, SALT celebrated Jean Love, the 2020 SALT Great Teacher; Joseph Mead, the 2020 SALT Junior Great Teacher Award, and Azadeh N. Shahshahani of Project South and the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University College of Law, winners of the 2020 M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights…

Due to Covid-19, the SALT Teaching Conference, scheduled for September 25-26, 2020, has been postponed to Spring 2021 (date to be determined). Stay tuned for updates!

SALT’s new podcast, Teaching Social Justice, is now live! The first episode features Lisa Brodoff, the Director of the Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic and an associate professor at Seattle University School of Law. The second features Matthew Fletcher, Professor of Law and Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center at…

SALT is delighted to present the 2018-19 SALT Salary Survey, our annual survey of academic year law faculty salaries. The survey, conducted by SALT Co-Presidents Matthew Charity (Western New England) and Davida Finger (Loyola-New Orleans), reports the median base salaries for three faculty ranks – assistant professor,…

SALT Comment on Standard 503 – March 31 2018

Join us in honoring Professor Katie Eyer and Professor Lua Yuille at the SALT Annual Awards Celebration on January 5, 2018 in San Diego SALT is proud to recognize Associate Professor Katie Eyer (Rutgers) and Associate Professor Lua Yuille (University of Kansas) as its 2017 Junior Faculty Teaching Award winners.

Join us for the SALT Annual Awards Celebration! Friday evening, January 5, 2018  Click here for details, including tickets, sponsorships, and journal ads. At its upcoming Annual Awards Celebration to be held on January 5, 2018, in San Diego, SALT will honor two champions of justice, diversity and teaching…

August 14, 2017 STATEMENT OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN LAW TEACHERS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (UNC) CENTER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS The Society of American Law Teachers, founded more than 40 years ago, is a national organization with members at law schools throughout the United States. SALT…

In memoriam: Norman Dorsen (1930-2017) Founder of SALT, NYU School of Law Legend, Former General Counsel and President of the Board of the ACLU, Civil Liberties Giant, Social Justice Visionary, and Friend The Founding of SALT by Norman Dorsen, Michael Rooke-Ley, and Joyce Saltalamacchia 2008 SALT Tribute to Norman…

LWI and ALWD have chosen this day to launch a new campaign, the “Full Citizenship Project for All Law Faculty,” because of the professional status challenges that continue to plague skills-based and academic support law faculty, who are predominantly women.  They are inviting individual signatures endorsing the Full Citizenship Statement,…

SALT asks that you immediately contact your state’s ABA Delegates and other ABA delegates you may know to urge rejection of a proposal that will come before the ABA House of Delegates as Resolution 110B on Monday, February 6 (sample email below).  If you are in the Miami area, we…

SALT has repeatedly expressed its commitment to a policy of full citizenship for all law faculty. No justification exists for subordinating one group of law faculty to another based on the nature of the course, the subject matter, or the teaching matter. To the contrary, all full-time law faculty should…