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Link, David T. – Journal of Legal Education, 1989
The design of the law school curriculum at the University of Notre Dame, in which every professor in every course is expected to discuss ethics along with substantive, theoretical, and procedural law, is described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Curriculum Design, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education

Strachan, Kristine – Journal of Legal Education, 1989
The University of Utah College of Law's capstone-cornerstone program seeks to provide each year of legal education with a distinctive purpose and character, a logical progression of knowledge and skills, diverse teaching and evaluation methods, and learning experiences that integrate doctrine, skills, and values. Capstone and cornerstone course…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Higher Education

Rakoff, Todd D. – Journal of Legal Education, 1989
Harvard University Law School's redesigned first-year curriculum is organized to convey the tradition of the first year and also to allow for the introduction of alternative ways of knowing, in response to changes in legal reality. Coordinated teaching, "bridge periods," and newly developed materials characterize the changes. (MSE)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development

Davies, Julie – Journal of Legal Education, 1995
The evolution of a diversity education program at McGeorge School of Law (University of the Pacific, California) is chronicled and response to it is discussed. The program involved a lecture on cultural sensitivity and follow-up small-group discussion sessions involving faculty and students. While the program did not meet the expectations of all…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism