9:00 am - 10:15 am
Speed Mentoring
Want to network with other professors but don't know where to start? Willing to share some wisdom or ask questions? Whether you are a new law teacher or an experienced law teacher, please join us for the Section on Women in Legal Education's first-ever "Speed Mentoring" program. After a brief overview, we will divide all program attendees into two groups, based on number of years of attendees' teaching experience. We will then pair experienced faculty members with newer faculty members for facilitated networking sessions. Every 10 minutes, conversation partners will change in a designated order. The program chair will suggest topics for each 10-minute conversation, but pairs are welcome to follow any conversational direction. The goal of this session is to facilitate connections between and among professors across subject matters and viewpoints. Mentees will benefit from the insights and wisdom of more experienced teachers. Mentors will benefit from the fresh perspectives of newer colleagues. All participants will benefit from active listening, exchanging information, sharing experiences and making new connections with national colleagues. At the end of the program, concluding remarks will be followed by free time for open networking. Bring your business cards!
10:30 am – 12:00 noon
New Voices in Gender
This panel offers paper presentations by the winners of the New Voices in Gender Studies paper competition, sponsored by the Section on Women in Legal Education. The papers relate to women in legal education, any aspect of women’s or men’s relationship to the law, or gender, sexuality and the law. This competition for innovative works of scholarship was open to law professors who have been teaching for seven years or less, and a committee of scholars from the Section on Women in Legal Education, including past winners, selected the papers.