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First Research Retreat Heidi Hurd and Ed Rock organized a faculty retreat at the home of Hurd
and Michael Moore in April to share their latest research and to regroup
at the conclusion of the academic year. Organized under the dual aegis
of the Institute for Law and Philosophy and the Institute for Law and
Economics, this was the first scholarly faculty retreat in what many hope
will become an annual tradition. Five papers were presented between the
continental breakfast and dinner that evening. The presentations reflected
the range of faculty interest - from the legal history of blasphemy to
the Voting Rights Act and the relationship of minority empowerment to
political outcomes. The ensuing panel discussions and question periods
were informed and spirited. Dinner was punctuated by frequent toasts -
to colleagues newly given tenure, to those just publishing books, to visiting
faculty offered permanent appointments, to David Skeel and Bruce Mann
on receiving Law School and University awards for outstanding teaching.
And, of course, as he prepared to step down as dean, in appreciation to
Colin Diver. Faculty returned from the retreat impressed with the depth
and quality of each other's research, energized by the enthusiasm of the
panel discussions, and enriched by new insights from colleagues in complementary
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