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Discussion published by Brian Larson on Monday, September 10, 2018

Classical Rhetoric & Contemporary Law: CFP deadline extended (now Oct. 5)

 
Howdy, folks! The deadline for proposals for Classical Rhetoric & Contemporary Law projects is extended to October 5, 2018. Summary of project here, full info at link below.

Classical Rhetoric & Contemporary Law, a national group of scholars in the legal academy broadly interested in rhetorical theory and particularly in classical rhetorical texts, has been meeting virtually for more than a year discussing such texts and their intersections with contemporary legal practices and education.

Discussion published by Brian Larson on Thursday, August 30, 2018

CFP: Classical Rhetoric and Contemporary Law

Classical Rhetoric & Contemporary Law, a national group of scholars in the legal academy broadly interested in rhetorical theory and particularly in classical rhetorical texts, has been meeting virtually for more than a year discussing such texts and their intersections with contemporary legal practices and education. The list of texts the group has discussed so far appears below. The group has presented portions of its work at 2018 conferences of the Rhetoric Society of America and of the Legal Writing Institute.

Discussion published by Daveeda Goldberg on Wednesday, August 22, 2018

CFP: "Engaging Difference: Supporting LD, ELL, First-in-Family and Other Exceptional Learners." NeMLA 2019 (March 21-24), Washington D.C.

CFP: "Engaging Difference: Supporting LD, ELL, First-in-Family and Other Exceptional Learners." NeMLA 2019 (March 21-24), Washington D.C.
 
While "differentiation" has become a pervasive buzzword in K-12 pedagogy, in higher education it remains unclear exactly how, where, when, and whose responsibility it is to engage and support students with various learning challenges.
 
This roundtable discussion takes place as part of NeMLA's Pedagogy and Rhetoric and Composition ar

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