Current ACHLS Students on the last day of spring semester
Dr. Chesson, Dean Mooney and I wish our talented students all the best during final exams! It’s difficult to believe that two whole academic semesters have passed–the time flew by. We know you’ll thrive in your summer classes, and that you’ll make us proud at MSL! Congratulations are also in order for Matthew Sussman and Scott Estey, who will receive diplomas for the BA in History and Legal Studies upon completion of their first year at the Massachusetts School of Law.
Congratulations to Scott (far left) and Matt (far right)!
In pursuit of excellence in teaching, Massachusetts School of Law campaigns to elevate public understanding and awareness on legal and non-legal topics through television/web programming like The Educational Forum. The Educational Forum has been producing shows since 1996 and has garnered more than 170 awards.
Judge Nancy Gertner launched her career by defending Susan Saxe, an anti-war demonstrator accused of robbery and felony murder. In this episode, Judge Gertner reveals the details of how she achieved the “win of the century” in the Saxe case, much to the surprise of herself, her client, the prosecutors and the press. She goes on to describe her pioneering work as a woman lawyer in the 70′s and 80′s, including the astonishing lack of respect she experienced as a young female lawyer, her decision to take on abortion cases, her experience as one of the first women serving the defense in murder cases, her significant work in anti-discrimination cases and how she managed to balance both her career and her family.
Carol Caprio, a colleague from Rhode Island, shared an article in today’s Providence Journal. Thanks, Carol, for the heads up.
Apparently, the “we-don’t-believe-in-God-yet-your-symbols-threaten-us” folks are at in again in Woonsocket, this time regarding a war memorial cross in the parking lot of a fire station.
Says the ProJo:
In an April 13 letter to Mayor Leo T. Fontaine, the Freedom from [sic...you and I both know that it should be "of"] Religion Foundation asked that the cross at the main fire station at 5 Cumberland Hill Rd. – described as a World War I monument dating to 1921 — be moved immediately to private property.
Oh well. Sanity reigned for 91 years. I guess we can be grateful for that, right?
Here’s a fun note….the note came from a Wisconsin group on behalf of an unnamed Rhode Island resident. Thanks, Cheeseheads! Next stop, the campaign to rename Corpus Christi, Texas, Saint Augustine, Florida and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Excelsior!
A Free Civil War Roundtable and Discussion, presented by The American College of History and Legal Studies and The Massachusetts School of Law Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:00 am to 12:00 noon Led by Professor Michael B. Chesson Founding Professor and Dean at the American College of History and Legal Studies and prize-winning author of [...]
Tolerance. Diversity. New vocabulary words. What do these things have in common? These are things that the New York public school system would apparently rather not teach. I first heard about this bizarre (yet true) proposal from a lover of language named George O’ Har. George O’Har is a mensch of the first order. He [...]
Thank you Senator Ayotte for taking the time to recognize the pioneering work we are doing here at ACHLS to not only keep higher education affordable, but to better prepare students to be competitive in today’s marketplace. The American College of History and Legal Studies is the first of its kind in New Hampshire and [...]
Would somebody slap some sense into the warped minds of some consumers? First, a disclaimer: I love political humor, and I can take (and give) a joke. Some political bumper stickers are quite clever indeed: I love the ubiquitous “Republicans for Voldemort” as well as the “Nope” usurpation of the Obama “O” symbol. Both are [...]
As noted in numerous blogs, the University of North Dakota’s ongoing Sioux suit isn’t going away. The logo, a profile of a “Sioux warrior”, was designed by North Dakota graduate Brian Bennett, an artist with Ojibwe roots.The “Fighting” modifier of Sioux athletic teams was added in part, pundits guess, to echo and give a nod [...]
Will universities in the United States soon be populated solely by the uber rich and elite varsity athletes? It’s an Orwellian scenario that might happen in our lifetimes. Philosopher Robert Paul Wolff noted in a recent blog that between 1978 and 2008, the cost of living rose roughly 330% … [but] over the same thirty [...]
The next major writing endeavor for students at The American College of History and Legal Studies involves The Autobiography of Malcolm X. As a precursor to their theses, students in Writing II are studying the novel as a snapshot of economic, social and civic life in pre-and post- World War II America. The Autobiography is [...]
Carol Caprio, a colleague from Rhode Island, shared an article in today’s 
