Ten Minutes Before Class

Asking for Letters of Recommendation

I've divided topics related to asking for letters of recommendation into four categories: Category 1: Who to Ask 1. Someone who can write positively 2. Someone with relevant experience for your application 3. Someone you know Category 2: How and When to Ask 1. Contact the professor, by email or in person 2. Ask at the time you’re applying Category 3: Providing Information 1. Make it easy for the recommender 2. Watch email for additional requests 3. Identify deadlines Category 4: Follow Up Communications 1. Thank yous 2. Reminders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers)! Be in touch with questions, concerns, thoughts about college by DM @10mbc_pod on Twitter or email at tenminutesbeforeclass@gmail.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Art by ORCSAID Produced and music by Matthew Diascro

Being Informed in 2021

This is an inexhaustive list of folks I follow for their expertise about issues and problems of the day. ·      Jelani Cobb (Twitter: jelani9): professor of journalism at Columbia; staff writer for The New Yorker. ·      Jack Goldsmith (Twitter: @jacklgoldsmith): professor at Harvard University, expert on national security, and co-founder of Lawfare [https://www.lawfareblog.com]. ·      Joanne Freeman (Twitter: @jbf1755): professor of history at Yale University. Her recent book is about violence in Congress during the Civil War period and she recently published an op-ed [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/opinion/political-violence-congress.html] in the New York Times on the same topic. She has a lecture series called History Matters [https://ncheteach.org/conversation-post/History-Matters-and-so-does-coffeeI] that is online and open to the public. ·      Rick Hasen (Twitter: @rickhasen): professor of law at the University of California Irvine; expert on election law and has a blog [https://electionlawblog.org] on the same topic. ·      Sherrilyn Ifill (Twitter: @Sifill_LDF): President of NAACP Legal Defense Fund, she’s an expert on civil liberties, most notably voting rights. Her guest appearance on Chris Hayes’s podcast Why Is This Happening [https://why-is-this-happening-with-chris-hayes.simplecast.com/episodes/where-we-go-now-with-sherrilyn-ifill-2iyDIWEE] last summer was one of the most compelling discussions about race I’ve experienced. ·      Orin Kerr (Twitter: @OrinKerr): professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, he’s an expert on computer crime law and internet surveillance. I know almost nothing about these topics so following him has been eye opening. ·      Harry Litman (Twitter: @harrylitman): a former federal prosecutor, columnist for LA Times. His podcast, Talking Feds [https://www.talkingfeds.com], includes a rotating group of former federal employees, journalists, and others to talk about current legal issues. His has a patreon [https://www.patreon.com/talkingfeds] too. ·      Barb McQuade (Twitter: @BarbMcQuade): professor of law professor at the University of Michigan, she’s a former federal prosecutor and expert on national security. ·      Dan Rather (Twitter: @DanRather): former news anchor, investigative journalist, and writer.  His has a Substack newsletter called Steady [https://steady.substack.com]. ·      Heather Cox Richardson (Twitter:  @HC_Richardson): professor of history at Boston College with a Substack newsletter, Letters from an American [https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com]. ·      Adam Serwer (Twitter: @AdamSerwer): staff writer for The Atlantic Magazine. ·      Zoe Tillman (Twitter: @ZoeTillman): journalist for Buzzfeed News, she is my go-to on courts and justice issues. ·      Joyce Vance (Twitter: @JoyceWhiteVance): professor law professor at the University of Alabama and a former federal prosecutor. ·      Steve Vladeck (Twitter: @Steve_vladeck): professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers)! Be in touch with questions, concerns, thoughts about college by DM @10mbc_pod on Twitter or email at tenminutesbeforeclass@gmail.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Art by ORCSAID Produced and music by Matthew Diascro

Buh-Bye 2020

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Compelling Arguments in the Time of Election 2020

2020 Election Litigation Tracker [https://www.scotusblog.com/election-litigation/] at SCOTUSBlog Here are the GOP and Trump Campaign's Allegations of Election Irregularities [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-irregularities-claims/2020/11/08/8f704e6c-2141-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.html]at Washington Post Trump's Path Electoral Victory Is Disappearing. So Are His Legal Avenues [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/06/trumps-path-electoral-victory-is-disappearing-so-are-his-legal-avenues/]at Washington Post ProPublica's Guide to 2020 Election Laws and Lawsuits [https://www.propublica.org/article/propublicas-guide-to-2020-election-laws-and-lawsuits]at ProPublica The Supreme Court's Pennsylvania Cleanup [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-supreme-courts-pennsylvania-cleanup-11605050501] at WSJ Trump Suits Aim to Block Certification in Key States [https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-trumps-legal-strategy-try-to-block-certification-of-biden-victory-in-states-11605138852] at WSJ Few Courts Have Intervened in Elections in Ways Sought by Trump Campaign [https://www.wsj.com/articles/few-courts-have-intervened-in-elections-in-ways-sought-by-trump-campaign-11605126759] at WSJ Trump Campaign Files Lawsuit on Pennsylvania Election Result. Does it Have a Case? [https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/11/trump-campaign-files-lawsuit-on-pennsylvania-election-result-does-it-have-a-case/]at NR Amicus Podcast by Dahlia Lithwick: Empty Suits: Do Trump's Lawyers Have the Goods? [https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2020/11/americas-broken-election-system] at Slate Election Law Blog [https://electionlawblog.org] by Professor Rick Hasen Booth, Wayne C. et al.  2016. The Craft of Research, Fourth Edition.The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, IL. [https://www.amazon.com/Research-Chicago-Writing-Editing-Publishing/dp/022623973X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=3JVAX8B438PDX&dchild=1&keywords=booth%2C+wayne+c.%2C+et+al.+the+craft+of+research&qid=1605143068&sprefix=booth+et+al+%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1-fkmr0] ~~~~~~~~~~~ Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers)! Be in touch with questions, concerns, thoughts about college by DM @10mbc_pod on Twitter or email at tenminutesbeforeclass@gmail.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Art by ORCSAID Produced and music by Matthew Diascro

Keep On Keeping On …

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