Summer 2010 Class Schedule!
So I’ve been talking with y’all about my summer classes, but just realized I never got around to actually telling y’all what they were 
The Summer Class Schedule -- Nights and Weekends
This is the first time I’ve taken night classes at the NCCU School of Law, and it’s also the first time I’ve had regular classes on the weekend. Both of them require some mental adjustment — reminding myself to get work done during the day Tuesday-Thursday that I’d normally save for the weekend — but being able to squeeze all this into just 5 weeks is worth it.
The Superior Court Mediation class isn’t pictured because it’s already done 
 That was a 5-day, 40-hour beast that seemed ridiculously long at the time but taught me quite a bit of info.
The ADR Clinic tied in with the Mediation class will continue all summer long, where I’ll be in court on Mondays helping to mediate cases in District Criminal Court and on Fridays get to observe other ADR programs like Wake County’s Drug Treatment Court.
I’m also taking a course titled ADR Processes and Practice, which covers the same basic types of Alternative Dispute Resolution methods but focused specifically on the role of the attorney (as opposed to the mediator). After having these 3 courses knocked out, I’m now thinking about going ahead and getting the law school’s Certificate in Dispute Resolution — but we’ll have to see what happens over the next few semesters first 
Then the last class I’m taking is Race and the Law, which essentially looks at how American jurisprudence has developed vis-Ã -vis the various ethnic groups in the country (e.g. things like property law and American Indians, or the entire legal apparatus developed to sustain slavery and later segregation). The professor has a reputation as an excellent instructor that extends well beyond NCCU Law, and the topic itself is fascinating — especially compared to the watered-down history we learn in K-12, coupled with folks’ general aversion to talking about race at all.
But that’s something for a later post ;)Â It should be a fun semester 
That’s it for tonight — hope all of you have a great evening!
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