SEALS News & Announcements

Proposals Wanted: 2nd Annual Mindfulness Conference at SEALS 2018

We are writing to solicit your interest in participating in the Second Annual Mindfulness Conference that will be wrapped into the 2018 SEALS Meeting at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The final dates of the Mindfulness Conference have not been determined yet, but likely will span two days within the date range of the SEALS conference, Aug. 6-12, 2018. The current plan calls for the first day of the Mindfulness Conference to be a day of programming and the second day to be a half-day of programming and a half-day of retreat. We invite proposals for panels on a variety of mindfulness topics. For example, by way of suggestion and not by limitation, you

Job Posting: American University Seeks Diversity Director

Posting on behalf of American University American University invites applications for Senior Director for Diversity, Inclusion and Affinity. The Senior Director for Diversity, Inclusion, and Affinity (DIA) works with all segments of American University (AU) WCL including students, administration, faculty, staff, and alumni, to address issues that are important to maximizing our institutional diversity and optimize the participation of individuals and groups that historically, socially, or legally have been discriminated against or underrepresented in legal education. Reporting directly to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, the Senior Director DIA originates and engages in programming and activities related to admission and retention, academic success and bar passage, professional preparedness, job placement, and cultural celebration among the diverse and marginalized populations in WCL. The

Congratulations to SEALS 2017 Call for Papers Winners

Congratulations to Professors David Han (Pepperdine University School of Law) and Stephanie Bornstein (University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law), two former participants in SEALS scholarship workshops, for being among the winners of 2017’s SEALS Call for Papers, along with John Newman (University of Memphis School of Law). David work-shopped an earlier version of his paper, Middle-Value Speech, at the 2015 SEALS Works-in-Progress Program, and Stephanie presented her paper, Reckless Discrimination, at the 2016 SEALS Works-in-Progress Series: Workplace Law Program. These two deserving papers are excellent examples of the commitment of SEALS to providing faculty members with opportunities to actively develop and share their scholarship with a wide and diverse array of their colleagues. They are also a

Mobile App for SEALS 2017 Now Available

A mobile app for SEALS 2017 is now available. It contains the conference schedule, speakers, and other information. It also lists attendees who have allowed their information to be viewed through the app. Registered attendees should have already received an email invitation to download the app. To get the app: Search the app store for your phone for the CrowdCompass Event Directory app and install it. Launch the CrowdCompass app and search for SEALS 2017 in the event listing. Select the event to launch. Direct questions about the app to pjetton@wlu.edu.

SEALS 2017 Registration Opens Feb. 1

Dear SEALS Deans, Program Committee members, and Attendees: SEALS will open its registration and room block on Feb. 1 at noon. Like last year, the process will work as follows: 1) you must register for the SEALS meeting; 2) you do this through the SEALS website sealslawschools.org 3) Once you do, you will be given a SEALS registration # and be directed to a special room booking page; 4) at that page, you must enter the SEALS registration #; 5) you will then be given a range of room options to book; 5) the booking is done online and you must provide a credit card of paypal authorization to secure your room and the room deposit. As with two years ago,