Law Schools are increasingly looking for ways to engage students in real-world problem solving beyond traditional clinical education and externship programs. This effort is driven by the 2007 Carnegie Foundation report, societal criticism of the value and cost of legal education, and by creative pedagogy that is being increasingly applied in the environment, resources, energy, and the emerging food and agriculture arenas because of the need to address systems-scale problems. Here, students benefit from student and faculty engagement in real-world problem solving. For example, law programs around the country are involving students in examining and creating legal structures that can accommodate renewable energy, facilitate the growth of sustainable food systems, address ecosystem management challenges, and deal with complex climate challenges. The format for this program will be interactive. The representatives of the six selected programs will provide short presentations on their programs. The moderator will then open the discussion to the audience so that attendees have the opportunity to engage in a robust, generative dialogue with the panelists and with each other. The result, we hope, is a better understanding of how to build and manage these programs, more opportunities for students, and new capacity to solve important problems.
Section on Agricultural and Food Law held a virtual business meeting in advance of the Annual Meeting.
Section on Natural Resources and Energy Law business meeting will be held at program conclusion.