Robin West is the associate dean for research and academic programs and the Frederick Haas professor of law and philosophy Georgetown University Law Center. December 15, 2011 Most law professors still ...

To paraphrase the former Yale Law School professor Fred Rodell, there are only two things wrong with conventional law-school teaching. One is style; the other is content. The dominant classroom ...

With the forethought of a master chess player, Rick Matthews poses a series of questions to his political philosophy students, pitting them against each other, and sometimes even themselves. Within ...

The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David (1787). Source: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The story goes that Socrates had a characterful friend called Chaerephon who went to Delphi and boldly ...

Among the many teaching techniques I am not good at (yet) is asking good questions. I’m trying to cut down on GWOMM questions, I do OK at getting some discussion going, and I can generally ask a ...

College Teaching, a unique, cross-disciplinary journal, focuses on how teachers can improve student learning. New and veteran faculty members appreciate the scope of the journal's rigorously ...

Life seems upside down these days. Politicians choose their voters by redistricting, universities their missions by giving in to government demands, some newspapers and media networks follow the paths ...

Yesterday, Professor David Lenson spoke to students about his views on the Socratic Method’s flaws in the University of Massachusetts Campus Center auditorium. Lenson encouraged students to ...

HERNDON, Va., July 5 (UPI) -- A fine line exists for university educators between teaching and preaching. Young student minds may not discern the difference, accepting the latter as "gospel" rather ...

Robin West is the associate dean for research and academic programs and the Frederick Haas professor of law and philosophy Georgetown University Law Center. December 15, 2011 Most law professors still ...