This
session will explore the ways in which U.S. legal education engages in
border-crossing activities. Law schools develop their footprints to extend
reputation and activities beyond the United States in various ways, including
establishing campuses overseas, joining with law schools in East Asia (and
elsewhere) to form partnerships for purposes of teaching and research, and
welcoming students through exchange and degree programs. These activities can
be conceived of as outbound (involving activities that establish paths for
students to study in class, through an externship or both, outside of the U.S.)
and inbound (recruiting students from outside of the U.S. to spend time in a
school’s U.S.-based programs). This session will explore how these
collaborations and campuses work, their influence on the U.S.-based identity of
and experiences in the law school, and the experiences of students who
participate in overseas study as well as those who do not have that
opportunity. In addition, it will consider the ways in which global mobility in
legal education may shape opportunities for law graduates. Last, we intend the
session to serve as a springboard for developing approaches to assessment of
overseas programs and international experiences (whether overseas or at home)
of students.
The section has revised the timing of its business meeting and instead of virtual meeting in advance, will hold an in person business meeting at an off-site luncheon. The off-site lunch will be on January 4th from 11:30-1:00 at John’s Grill at 63 Ellis St., approximately 2 blocks from the conference hotel. The cost is $46 per person (exclusive of drinks, and based on having a group of at least 20 people), and will be collected at the restaurant.
To RSVP for the luncheon, please send an email to Carole Silver at c-silver@law.northwestern.edu by Dec. 23 if possible.