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SALT Teaching Social Justice

SALT Teaching Social Justice•www.saltlaw.org
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The Society of American Law Teachers presents interviews with great law teachers about how they are inspiring the next generation of lawyers to advocate for social justice.
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Episode 18: Kim Holst on Pushing Past Discomfort

Professor Kim Holst, of Arizona State University, shares strategies for addressing social justice issues in her Advocacy classes. Note: The exercise Professor Holst discusses uses a case containing the word “negro.” The hesitant manner in which students approach the use of the word when discussing the case is one way that students encounter discomfort with race as it’s used in legal contexts. Feeling and facing discomfort is an important aspect of recognizing structural racism and its existence ...

Apr 07, 2021•12 min

Episode 15: Amanda Levendowski on Intellectual Property as Social Justice Advocacy

Professor Amanda Levendowski, of Georgetown Law, talks about her experience as the founding Director of the Intellectual Property and Information Policy Clinic. She shares her goal of teaching core areas of IP using social justice case studies as a framework. You can read more about Amanda's course and her assignments here: https://www.levendowski.net/ipip-x-social-justice.

Apr 07, 2021•20 min

Episode 14: Mary Szto on Creating an Empowering Culture in her Classroom

Professor Mary Szto, of Syracuse University College of Law, talks about how she discovered her passion for teaching and how she helps her students recognize “what’s at stake” in the pursuit of social justice through law. She also shares her experiences as a First-Generation attorney as a means to encourage her students.

Apr 07, 2021•20 min

Episode 10: Ruben Garcia on Labor Law and Workers' Rights

Ruben Garcia of UNLV reveals that his passion for labor law, his concern for marginalized workers and personal life experiences fuel his work in the classroom and his service as the former Co-President of the SALT.

Oct 20, 2020•15 min
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