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Tulane Law grad steers NBA D-League's Grand Rapids Drive
Professionals from across the National Basketball Association, in New Orleans for the All-Star Game, gave Tulane University students a behind-the-scenes view of the league Feb. 17. But the most picture-perfect perspective came from Tulane Law alum Jon Phelps, a 2012 graduate who's already risen to general manager of the Grand Rapid Drive, the NBA Development League team of the Detroit Pistons.
Jon Phelps (L '12), general manager of the Grand Rapid Drive in the NBA Development League, advises Tulane students on landing a job in pro ball during a day of All-Star Game-related panels Feb. 17.
Phelps enrolled at Tulane for the Sports Law program and took the classes required for a Sports Law certificate, including antitrust, intellectual property and labor law. He also served as a research assistant for Professor , director of the program, and a nationally known authority on some of the high-profile issues in the industry.
When both the NBA and the National Football League had player lockouts during Phelps' second year, he said, "my classmates and I were able to study many of the legal issues surrounding these professional sports leagues in real time," he said.
During his third year, he was symposium editor for the Tulane Law Review's symposium issue on the role of antitrust law and labor law in shaping the landscape of professional and intercollegiate sports.
Professor Gabe Feldman (far right) leads a discussion with Jason Hillman, Cleveland Cavaliers senior vice president and general counsel, Ben Lauritsen, Portland Trailblazers senior vice president, and Melissa Goldenberg, Phoenix Suns general counsel.
His first job after graduation was a two-year stint at New Orleans civil litigation firm Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, where he focused primarily on scientific expert witnesses in cases involving complex medical device claims. But in 2014, the Grand Rapids Drive was hiring in its basketball operations department, and Tulane graduate Andrew Loomis (TC '02) encouraged Phelps to apply.
As director of basketball operations for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, Phelps handled tasks from washing team uniforms, organizing team travel and driving players to and from practice in a 15-passenger van, to helping prepare for the draft and scouting opposing players for potential trades and NBA call-ups.
"Because the staffs in the D-League are smaller, everyone has to do a little bit of everything to help out, and so I got exposure to how a D-League team is organized and how it should be run," he said.
Phelps was promoted to Drive general manager in summer of 2016 and now manages the staff, scouts, handles personnel work and generally oversees the operation, regularly updating the Pistons on the team's progress.
Bleacher Report writer Jonathan Abrams (center) describes his route to becoming an NBA beat writer, along with Howard Beck of Bleacher Report (left) and Sports Illustrated's Ben Golliver.
"I absolutely love my job and am incredibly thankful for the opportunity that I have," Phelps said. "The D-League is the best place for me to learn, grow and develop, and I'm hopeful that I continue to get the opportunity to help run our team in Grand Rapids."
The Feb. 17 panels, sponsored by Tulane University, Tulane Law, the Sports Law program and the English Department, drew students from across campus. Phelps' advice for breaking into the league was straightforward: "Position yourself."
Get experience in the field you want to work in. Show potential employers the kind of work you've done. Demonstrate ways in which you can add value to a franchise.
"Teams are going to assume you are passionate, hard-working and very intelligent, as are the hundreds of other people applying for the same sports-related job," he said. "Taking the time to try to answer a question facing the organization, or putting together a project that demonstrates your understanding of the league as a whole can give you an edge to stand out."
This entry was posted in Admissions, Alumni, Law professors, New Orleans, Sports law, Student jobs on March 3, 2017 by tlslagniappe.
From New Delhi to New Orleans: A journey with Bob Marley
By Divesh Kaul
(Divesh Kaul, a trained lawyer from India, has taught in Bhutan and India and worked in the nonprofit sector. He completed an LLM at Tulane Law School in 2016. Unwilling to put New Orleans behind him yet, he now is pursuing an SJD with a focus on international economic law. He hopes to work in that area and/or in human rights. Here's why he wanted to continue at Tulane Law.)
Ooh, yeah! All right! We're jammin', I wanna jam it with you, and I hope you like jammin', too.
After my long flight from India, this Bob Marley song playing in a taxi was first music I heard upon my arrival in New Orleans in July 2015.
Divesh Kaul (LLM '16) now is studying for a Tulane Law SJD.
The Haitian driver, Victorien, was taking me to Tulane University, which would be my home for the next year. During the half-hour drive, Victorien shared his ordeals in Haiti, where he had been a police officer, and how happy he was to be living in New Orleans with his family. His eyes glimmered while he drove and joyfully described his experiences in New Orleans. Marley meanwhile sang in the background:
'Cos every day we pay the price with a little sacrifice, jammin' till the jam is through.
I stayed in Tulane's student housing for a week while searching for an apartment. It was there that I met Fakrul, a graduate student from Bangladesh, who was also looking for an apartment to rent. Thanks to the law school's orientation session for LLM students, I found my two other futures housemates, Nicholas from Bolivia and Zhang Chao from China. Four of us decided to move into an apartment that was a 15-minute walk from the campus. It turned out that the day we moved in, July 30, was the same day that Bob Marley & the Wailers had visited New Orleans in 1978 during the "Kaya Tour," where they sang in a concert at The Warehouse:
Exodus! movement of Jah people … we're leaving Babylon … are you satisfied with the life you're living? we know where we're going, we know where we're from.
An apartment shared among four Tulane students from four different nationalities was no less than a culinary delight. The sharing was not limited to numerous collective meals. The Bolivian housemate became a fan of Bollywood films. My Chinese and Bangladeshi housemates enjoyed free haircuts given by me. Our umpteen household discussions ranged from cultural stereotypes to funny anecdotes, from theology to national issues and from quotidian matters to interdisciplinary discourses. Also, Zhang Chao issued us a travel advisory for his country when we learnt that wearing a green hat in China meant one's wife was unfaithful!
Tulane Law LLM and international students for 2015-16 gather in the courtyard.
I reached Tulane a month before the fall semester began, but as international students we already were busy. The orientation was intensive, but daily interactions with the LLM and exchange students from 39 different nationalities and the blossoming of numerous friendships made it the most enjoyable period. For every international student in our LLM batch, studying in an American law school was a new venture. Some had left their countries for the first time. Some never wrote an exam on computer before. Others came from a non-common law background.
Each one of us had apprehensions. Even so, we realized that each one of us had some strengths, too. The LLM students sat together in smaller congenial groups in study rooms, the students lounge, Tulane University's LBC student center or elsewhere and had the longest discussions on law topics. In the process, we became each other's strengths while we helped each other prevail over the academic barriers. During one such group discussion, James, one of my batch-mates from Zimbabwe, told me that 35 years earlier, in April 1980, when his country won independence, India's then-Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, visited their country and participated in their independence celebrations. That year, 1980, was also the year Marley performed his last "Uprising Tour," and he sang on the eve of Zimbabwean independence:
Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny … so arms in arms, with arms we will fight this little struggle 'cause that's the only way we can overcome our little trouble.
Kaul traveled to New York City among other locations during his first year in New Orleans.
The welcome lunch offered by Dean David Meyer and his wife, Professor Amy Gajda, at their residence was a great celebration of our new beginnings. I also fondly cherish Professor Herb Larson and his wife, Julianne, greeting and treating us a couple of times at their Edwardian house equipped with a magnificent piano and a large antique mahogany dining table.
The fall and spring sessions progressed at full steam, with LLM and JD students shoulder to shoulder marching across the corridors, rushing from one class to another, sneaking in to symposia and seminars, reading endless black legal letters in the library and making outlines, conversing in the student lounge filled with the aroma of dark roast coffee and working for law reviews.
Tulane Law LLMs got in the New Orleans spirit for Halloween.
Despite the strenuous schedule, never-ending readings and memorandums, students managed to balance law school with family, work and — most certainly — leisure. Some went together to watch the latest flick, others preferred a weekend drink at a bar. Students visited the legendary French Quarter, saw the Halloween parade and took part in celebrating New Year's Eve. Law school and students' associations also performed their sets of rituals, including organizing formal balls and pizza parties. The Mardi Gras parades in February were a centerpiece of the New Orleans experience. The celebrations coinciding with the 71st birth anniversary of Bob Marley were icing on the cake. One night, after experiencing the extensive parades in the French Quarter, we righteously grabbed some coke and rums at Café Negril on Frenchmen Street, where the live band sang:
You're gonna lively up yourself and don't be no drag, you lively up yourself and don't say no … you rock so like you never did before … be alive today!
While we progressed in our graduate study in law, Tulane and New Orleans suitably embraced us with open arms and let us live like never before. I learnt a lot about America's evolution through various civil and political struggles and how law contributed in them. The 14th Amendment and cases such as Brown v. Board of Education and Obergefell v. Hodges have been some of the legal landmarks instrumental in America's shaping. During a day tour to the Whitney Plantation Museum of Slavery, our tour guide quoted Marcus Garvey: "the man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind." Prejudice and suppression have prevailed in all nations and among all races, and slavery exists even today in many forms, the guide observed.
Bob Marley, too, was influenced by Garvey's speech in Nova Scotia in October 1937 when he wrote the "Redemption Song":
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds … won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom.
Humanity, nonetheless, has come a long way ahead from the "separate but equal" doctrine, segregation laws and colonialism. I have also learned that music has been one of the tools of liberation from suffering and poverty. In Kingston, Bob Marley found it through reggae. In New Orleans, Louis Armstrong found it through jazz.
Kaul and friends celebrated the conclusion of their LLM year with a cruise.
No doubt my learnings at Tulane were more than academic. I discerned a portrayal of various national characters from my LLM batch-mates such as Italian enthusiasm, German compassion, Greek resilience, Irish wittiness, Chinese humility, Bolivian wisdom, Turkish generosity, Panamanian boldness, Nigerian calmness, Zimbabwean contentedness, Venezuelan perseverance, Albanian forthrightness and American openness. I must admit that I learnt the correct way to practice meditation through the ancient Indian tradition of Yoga only after attending Professor Keith Werhan's "mindful lawyering" sessions. I realized that sometimes one needed an outsider's perspective to understand the pros and cons of one's national system and appreciate it better.
Just before my spring exams commenced, I also came to know that Bob Marley's grandson, Nico Marley, who is a business student and football player at Tulane.
My Zimbabwean batch-mate, James, once mentioned a Zulu saying, "Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu," meaning a person is a person because of people. That swiftly reminded me of an ancient Indian proverb with similar connotations, "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam," meaning the world is one family. Bob Marley justly summarized these ancient words of wisdom:
Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together – black, white, Chinese, everyone – that's all.
A gulf sunset near Cuba.
Tulane truly has been a global village where our academic upbringing ensued with members of global community instilling in us precious values from all over the world. After spring exams, my LLM journey culminated with a seven-day cruise with my six batch-mates from New Orleans to the Caribbean, covering Mexico, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.
This entry was posted in Admissions, Alumni, Classroom learning, Energy law, Environmental law, International law, Law professors, LLM, Maritime law, New Orleans, Skills training, Student life on December 19, 2016 by tlslagniappe.
International law student explores U.S., finds lifelong friendships
Chinese student Dennis Zhao (LLM '15) moved to New Orleans to complete his LLM in Admiralty degree at Tulane Law. Photo courtesy of Dennis Zhao.
Dennis Zhao (LLM '15) had never taken an American-style road trip before starting Tulane Law's LLM program.
In his native China, Zhao relied on public transport for daily travel, and venturing far outside his hometown was difficult without a vehicle, he said. He'd never thought to simply hop into a car and drive cross-country.
That changed on his birthday in October 2014, when six Tulane Law classmates showed up at his New Orleans apartment and told him they were taking a trip. Justus Langelittig (Germany), Enrique Rubio (Spain), Joaquin De Obarrio (Panama), Nathan Sarkas (South Africa), David Morales (Mexico) and Zhao then set out to explore the Deep South over fall break. With a rented van and several maps, they took highways through historic plantation towns, rolling hills and oak-covered landscapes through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
Zhao discovered southern communities and culture that was "totally different from what I learned in books and movies when I was in China – another beautiful side of the United States," he said.
And it led to lasting camaraderie with his Tulane Law classmates.
"I realized that we were six guys from six different countries," Zhao said. "We shared stories and opinions on the road. We made jokes. This was the first time that I felt no concept of 'foreigners' in my mind. We established life-long, international friendships."
Throughout his time as a Tulane Law grad student, Zhao kept exploring (and photographing) sights in New Orleans and beyond: Lush landscapes and vibrant student life on Tulane's campus. Sailing Lake Pontchartrain with Adjunct Professor Mike Butterworth (L '89). The Mississippi River's bustling shipping industry. The unmatched energy of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans games – and Mardi Gras. Picturesque and historic architecture throughout the South. Thriving cities like New York and Washington, D.C.
Zhao even ventured to Alaska with classmate Joaquin de Obarrio (LLM '15) during spring break.
After graduating, Zhao took one more road trip solo, visiting southern states he and his classmates weren't able to reach: North Carolina, South Carolina and eastern Georgia.
And, although he and his friends are now spread across the world, Zhao said they still talk daily.
He credits Tulane for encouraging students to explore their surroundings, be open to other cultures and contribute to their communities.
"We opened our minds and hearts to share ideas and opinions. And we finally became a unique international family," Zhao said. "I think this is the most important thing we got as LLMs."
"Every international student has the same feeling: Tulane and NOLA are our home."
Zhao is set to take the New York bar exam in February 2016 before returning to China.
This entry was posted in International law, LLM, Maritime law, New Orleans, Student life on January 21, 2016 by tlslagniappe.
Faculty summer adventures
Spent your summer tackling new work projects, stealing a few long-weekends and catching up on your reading list?
Your Tulane Law professors' summers haven't been so different from yours. Find out what they're working on, where they've traveled and what must-read books they recommend before school starts back.
Professor Sally Richardson
With support as the Gamm Scholar, Prof. Sally Richardson hosted the first annual Tulane Property Roundtable this spring, where she presented her popular paper "Reframing Ameliorative Waste."
Professor Sally Brown Richardson is one of Tulane Law's rising-star scholars – and a student favorite in the classroom. This year, she was named the law school's second
Gordon Gamm Faculty Scholar, an award that boosts early-career law professors. And the Class of 2015 voted her winner of the Felix Frankfurter Distinguished Teaching Award, the law school's highest teaching honor.
Over the summer, Richardson filled
her "break" with projects and travel, while finding creative ideas to enjoy New Orleans.
Academic projects:
Richardson's summer scholarship took her to the Association for Law, Property & Society annual meeting at University of Georgia School of Law, where she presented the first stages of her scholarship rethinking adverse possession. As the core of her research, she plans to survey recent good- and bad-faith property possession cases – which will require reading 2000 appellate decisions during the spring 2016 semester. She presented an early version of her paper at ALPS to get feedback on her methodology from property scholars nationwide.
In June, she traveled to Boston to present her research at the Junior Faculty Forum, a showcase sponsored by Harvard, Stanford and Yale law schools. This year's conference featured 16 papers selected through national blind judging, and the presenters got feedback from senior scholars from the three sponsor schools, plus University of Pennsylvania and New York, Columbia and Boston universities.
Prof. Sally Richardson walked the Anderson Memorial Bridge, taking in scenic views of the Charles River and Harvard's campus during the Junior Faculty Forum.
Richardson presented her paper "Reframing Ameliorative Waste," which focuses on better legal solutions for disputes over alterations of rental property. She said she was delighted to get input from Henry Smith, a Harvard property law expert, and called the workshop "very inspiring and very intellectually rewarding."
She's also continuing thought-provoking research on modern couples' privacy rights, such as whether spouses have a right to read each other's texts and emails — a particular issue in community property states, where anything created during a marriage is co-owned.
Richardson reads extensively on property, civil and comparative law at work, but for vacation, she picks up Victorian literature.
"If it's a book set in the 1920s or 1930s with a female protagonist, I'm going to read it," she said.
She scouts the New York Times bestsellers list for new books and recently finished "The Rules of Civility," which she highly recommends.
"The last 50 pages or so were a bit depressing compared to the preceding 250 pages, but that's typically what you get with this genre," she joked.
Next up on her book list: "The Paris Wife" and "The Chaperone."
Prof. Sally Richardson visited Harvard Law School's Wasserstein Hall to present "Reframing Ameliorative Waste" at the Junior Faculty Forum.
New Orleans summer coping strategies:
First, hit the pool.
"I've actually been swimming early almost every morning at the Reily Center, which I love – although I'm usually the youngest person there at that hour," Richardson said.
Second, ride a bike. Richardson said she cycles through Audubon Park before swimming most mornings. For a simple, enjoyable route, she recommends riding down St. Charles (which is newly repaved and has ample bike lanes), looping around the park and then heading to Tulane's campus.
Third, cool off with afternoon cocktails. Richardson recommends the city's myriad free tasting events. Among her favorite places: Avenue Pub, where she recently sampled inventive ciders, including a pineapple-flavored version; St. James Cheese Company, where foodies can try wine-and-cheese pairings once a month; and Hopper's Carte des Vins, which holds free Saturday afternoon wine tastings.
"Uptown offers so many options like these and is a wonderful part of town to explore," she said. "I suggest students take advantage of these opportunities, get outside and go try something new."
Professor Ann Lipton
The law school's newest faculty member, Professor Ann Lipton has formidable business and securities law expertise.She clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter before he retired, practiced as a securities litigator in New York for more than 11 years and taught at Duke Law School for two years before joining Tulane.
Prof. Ann Lipton (pictured with Dean David Meyer) joins the Tulane Law faculty for the fall 2015 semester.
Transitioning to New Orleans:
After moving to New Orleans in late May, Lipton has spent the bulk of her summer emptying boxes and getting settled – a process to which many incoming Tulane Law students can relate.
"I've been unpacking in small doses to make it more manageable, but I still have boxes everywhere despite being here for more than a month already," she said.
She's also learning to navigate narrow uptown streets. Lipton said New Orleans driving has been challenging, coming from the wide roads and extensive highways of Durham, North Carolina. After working exclusively in urban areas for the bulk of her career, she learned to drive in Manhattan just two years ago, in preparation for her Duke professorship.
"It's been an adventure, but I'm finally learning my way around New Orleans," Lipton said. "The training wheels are off now."
When she's not unpacking and sorting, Lipton has been planning her first class, Business Enterprises, which she's teaching this fall.
As part of her preparations, she's picking the casebook by carefully reviewing — in just two months — more than 10 Business Enterprises textbooks and manuals available. She sees it as due diligence to check all the options.
Prof. Ann Lipton prepares for her first Business Enterprises class at Tulane Law.
She also blogs weekly for Business Law Prof Blog, exploring cutting-edge corporate law and securities regulation developments. (Catch her posts on Saturdays here.)
Lipton she said she's enjoying getting settled in the Tulane Law community. Weekly faculty lunch seminars have allowed her to discuss her ongoing research along with colleagues' projects. And she got her first taste of campus life seeing "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane with Professor Catherine Hancock.
"The faculty here have all been very welcoming," Lipton said. "Being at Tulane has been wonderful so far."
New Orleans to-do list:
Lipton said she laments not yet getting to explore much of the city, but she knows where she wants to spend some time: "The zoo and aquarium are at the top of my list," she said. "Absolutely not the insectarium, though!"
Professor Herb Larson
Tulane Siena summer abroad students learn art and cultural property law at University of Siena Facoltà di Giurisprudenz.
As Tulane Law's international legal programs director, Professor Herb Larson oversees all summer programs abroad. He also leads one of those programs, the Tulane-Siena Institute for International Law, Cultural Heritage & the Arts, where students analyze the law of international art preservation, dealing and protection.
Summer travel adventures:
Larson spent June overseeing and teaching in picturesque Siena, Italy, where Tulane's summer abroad program explores legal mechanisms for protecting "cultural property" – a broad term encompassing a civilization's art, architecture and antiquities.
He said it's a relatively new field focused on two principles: "Cultural property is worth protecting, not only because of its beauty, but also because it's intrinsically linked to the identity of the people who created it."
Modern art and cultural property scholarship focuses on preserving objects from a spectrum of threats, including wars, environmental disasters, looting, pollution and degradation over time.
The Siena program, which Larson calls "the best of its kind in the world," explores the complex, evolving field from competing viewpoints of different stakeholders, such as collectors, museum curators, art dealers, archaeologists and governments. The program is open to law students and graduate students studying art, archaeology, art history and anthropology, plus practicing attorneys.
Larson re-established Tulane's Italian summer abroad program after a two-year hiatus following Hurricane Katrina. Recognizing international growth in the field, he refocused the program on art and cultural property law.
Prof. Herb Larson directs Tulane's summer abroad program in Siena – a picturesque, 16th-century town surrounded by historic walls and gates.
This summer, he taught a course on the black art market and co-directed the program with Patty Gerstenblith of DePaul University College of Law, who is President Obama's appointed chair of the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
"Being in Siena is like living in a museum," Larson said. "I couldn't pick a better place to study cultural property, because in Siena, you can see the magical effect of how people can live in the 21st Century in a way that's compatible with their cultural heritage."
Students gather outside the Palazzo Publico before touring the Museo Civico and Pinacoteca Nazionale museums and Siena's Duomo.
The program's idyllic setting also provided memorable study breaks: Sampling gelato at Piazza del Campo's bustling cafes; listening to classical music and Italian opera at free concerts; and taking weekend excursions across Tuscany.
Larson said he hadn't taught the entire Siena program in year, but it didn't take much convincing to get him back. "If you make me go to Tuscany to be surrounded by art, eat wonderful Italian food and drink wine in a beautiful setting for the month of June, I'll do it," he said.
Larson also spent a week vacationing in Portugal with his wife, on a trip designed by Portuguese native Maria Landry, Tulane Law's assistant director for international and graduate programs.
Back in New Orleans, Larson has carried on his cultural property scholarship, working on a position paper for The Antiquities Coalition that advocates creating a private right of action to prosecute art theft under the National Stolen Property Act.
Empowering civil litigants to sue and recover for stolen art would bolster the fight against cultural property theft by shifting some of the prosecution burden from already-overloaded law enforcement, he explained.
Siena program students explore Tuscany's best sights, food and culture on weekend trips to surrounding towns.
Larson's recommendation continues the stolen-art theme: "The Lady in Gold," a nonfiction account of a woman's fight to recover paintings stolen from her family by the Nazis during World War II, including a Gustav Klimt portrait of her aunt. The story was adapted into a movie, "The Woman in Gold," starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds.
"It's a great read for any law student, because the lawyer is actually the hero in the end," Larson said.
This entry was posted in International law, Law professors, New Orleans, Study abroad on July 22, 2015 by tlslagniappe.
Spring 2015 highlights
Happy summer, and congratulations to the Tulane Law Class of 2015!
It's only been one week since Commencement, and we're already missing our students at Weinmann Hall. But as we reflect on a spring semester packed with one-of-a-kind experiences and celebrations, spanning events such as the Summit on Environmental Law & Policy to Thank You Thursdays, we're prouder than ever to be part of the Tulane Law community. And we can't wait to do it all again next year.
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Boot camp criminal track students argue motions to suppress evidence before Judge Byron Williams (L '87) at Orleans Parish Criminal District Court.
Environmental and energy law students tour Valero's St. Charles Refinery to explore its business and legal operations.
Baseball agent Marc Kligman (L '95) judges the 8th Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition, which draws sports law students and execs nationwide.
Even at 8:30 a.m., students have access to the Tulane Law administration! Coffee with the Deans fosters discussion among students and faculty each semester.
Federal Bar Association student chapter officers meet with 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Edith Brown Clement (L '73), Jacques Wiener (L '61) and E. Grady Jolly before the judges hear oral arguments at Tulane Law.
Environmental law students Amanda Serfess, Rachael Waxler and Emily Prince (all L '16) help run the 20th Annual Summit on Environmental Law and Policy.
International students Enrique Rubio, Dennis Westerink, Nathan Sarkas, Dennis Zhao, Justus Langelittig, Claudia Juárez and Iliana Ibarra catch the Krewe of Mid-City parade at Mardi Gras.
Tulane Maritime Law Journal Editor in Chief Bryan Kitz (L '15) shares a laugh with David Collins (L '85, LLM '86) at the Maritime Law Center's alumni luncheon following the 25th Biennial Tulane Admiralty Law Institute.
Micah Zeno (L '15), Anjana Turner (L '17) and Alexis Ruiz (L '16) kick off Thank You Thursdays, Honor Board-sponsored events to promote gratitude in the Tulane Law community.
Emily Von Qualen (L '16) teaches tax basics to New Orleans high schoolers through Prof. Marjorie Kornhauser's TaxJazz program.
SEC attorneys lend business law tips to students at the Tulane Corporate Law Institute.
Sanders Phelps and Channing White (both L '16) take on the final round of the first Pro Football Negotiation Competition.
Prof. Pamela Metzger deals roulette to Janelle Sharer (L '16) and Andrew Cox (L '17) at the Public Interest Law Foundation's Casino Royale-themed auction fundraiser.
Geena Yu, Graham Williams and Ryan Feder (all L '15) fundraise for a record-setting class gift.
Tulane Law Review Senior Managing Editor Meghan Marchetti (L '15) and other review members are recognized for their contributions to the journal at its annual banquet.
Shiwan Cui (LLM '15) displays her watercolor paintings of Tulane's campus for visiting Chinese judges.
LLM students commemorate their last week on campus with a trip to Gibson Hall off St. Charles Avenue.
Elizabeth Wagner celebrates with friends at a Grad Week brunch sponsored by the Class of 2015.
Meghan McVeagh and Shane Exon (both L '15) relax over crawfish and cameraderie during Grad Week.
Dean David Meyer congratulates Demetrius Sumner, Alston Walker, Graham Williams and Micah Zeno (all L '15), winners of prestigious university-wide awards.
Top Class of 2015 students are honored with awards for excellence in academics, leadership and public service.
Caroline Bordelon and Khalil Bou-Mikael (both L '15) say goodbye to Weinmann Hall.
Carlene Service (L '15) smiles with her daughter after receiving her Tulane Law diploma.
Class of 2015 grads Christopher James and Xiaomei Li celebrate commencement.
PS: Don't be strangers! Share your summer experiences with us on social media using #TulaneLawSummer.
This entry was posted in New Orleans, Student life on May 21, 2015 by tlslagniappe.
Mardi Gras memories: The five best things about carnival season at Tulane Law
For anyone living in New Orleans, there's no escaping Mardi Gras. It all begins with red-and-green holiday decorations giving way to purple, green and gold everywhere. King cakes — decadent and delicious — start appearing at school, work and parties. Before long, parades begin marching through every major neighborhood, and it's nearly impossible to stay away from the colorful sights and joyful sounds.
Tulane Law students can't escape Mardi Gras, either — and there's no reason they'd want to. Read on for the best of Mardi Gras around Tulane Law School this year.
Joaquin de Obarrio (LLM '15) aims to catch beads along St. Charles Avenue. Photo by Dennis Zhao.
Mardi Gras Indians prepare to second line for the funeral of Theodore "Bo" Dollis, Big Chief of the Wild Magnolias, two weeks before Mardi Gras. Photo by Januar Putra.
A sampling of clever, colorful throws caught during Mardi Gras weekend. Photo by Dennis Zhao.
1. Mardi Gras is more than a single day of celebration. Carnival season lasts several weeks, and Weinmann Hall feels the festive spirit long before Fat Tuesday.
Tulane Law Review students Austin Priddy (L '15), Meghan Marchetti (L '15), Alston Walker (L '15), Libby McIntosh (L '15), Laura Cannon (L '16), Meghan Dupre (L '16), Kathryn Hasting (L '16) and Jeff Gelpi (L '15) infuse a little Mardi Gras spirit into their work.
Tulane Law Review members have been reviewing scholarly articles all year, but for the past few weeks, they did so surrounded by festive Mardi Gras decorations and king cake. Junior Member Laura Cannon (L '16) brightened up the law review suite with purple, green and gold garlands and banners, while other law review members contributed countless king cakes throughout carnival season.
"We're in the law review suite so much that it's become like a second home. I thought the decorations would make this a happier place for all of us to be during Mardi Gras," Laura said.
The Dictator took over Adjunct Professor Mike Butterworth's admiralty class days before Mardi Gras. "The Dictator is nobody to trifle with," Butterwoth said. Photo by Dennis Zhao.
2. The parade route isn't the only place to catch beads during Mardi Gras.
Someone calling himself The Dictator invaded Adjunct Professor Mike Butterworth's (L '89) class Thursday before Mardi Gras, throwing beads and overriding the lesson plan. Prof. Butterworth says he was not in class that day because he had been warned to avoid The Dictator's takeover of his Carriage of Goods by Sea admiralty class.
The Dictator is the brazen leader of Le Krewe d'Etat, a Mardi Gras krewe that's renowned for its satirical parade themes. Mardi Gras krewe members traditionally maintain anonymity, and locals have fun trying to recognize parade riders behind their masks each year. Revelers attempted to spot and identify The Dictator
at Krewe d'Etat's parade Friday night, but the
masked man's identity remains a mystery.
It cannot be confirmed or denied whether Prof. Butterworth himself is a member of any Mardi Gras krewes at this time.
3. The annual Mardi Gras Sports Law Invitational draws law students nationwide and is Tulane's leading invitational moot court competition.
Moot court volunteers Shauna DiGiovanni (L '15), Jennifer David (L '16), Jaimie Riggs (L '15) and Kevin Koskovich (L '16) help run the Mardi Gras Invitational competition. Photo courtesy of Shauna DiGiovanni.
During the Mardi Gras Invitational, student competitors argued both sides of current and complex topics in sports law, a key area of focus at Tulane Law School. This year's problem tackled issues surrounding the legalization of sports gambling and an MLB franchise relocation under baseball's antitrust exemption.
The invitational drew approximately 95 competitors from 32 law schools throughout the country, and they were judged by attorneys and judges in each round.
"The practitioners are genuinely interested and eager to learn about the issues in the problem, making for intense and highly interactive oral arguments," said Shauna DiGiovanni (L '15), moot court administrative justice for invitational competitions.
And it's only fitting that Tulane hosts its annual competition the week before Mardi Gras, when competitors can partake in quintessentially New Orleans traditions during downtime.
"It is a privilege to bring 95 people from all over the country to my home, and we make sure they have a chance to not only participate in a premier moot court competition, but to truly soak up everything New Orleans has to offer," said Shauna, a New Orleans native. "From a Mardi Gras-themed awards banquet along the parade route after Muses, to homemade pralines and Zapp's potato chips, the competitors undoubtedly leave New Orleans eager to return."
Demetrius Sumner (L '15), Assistant Dean Jim Letten (L '79), retired attorney Joe Ettinger (L '56), Professor Gabe Feldman, attorney T.J. Henry (L '13), Shauna DiGiovanni (L '15) and Jennifer David (L '16) join finalists Joseph Kammerman and Vino Jayaraman of Cardozo School of Law and Laura Grubb and Katelin Eastman of Pepperdine School of Law to celebrate a successful competition.
Zhandra Marin (LLM '10, SJD '14), Wanadi Molina (LLM '15) and Lara Vuillequey (exchange student) chat before the Muses parade.
4. Camaraderie is infectious during Mardi Gras, and Tulane Law students explore New Orleans together like never before – whether it's their first or their 30th carnival.
Seeing Mardi Gras for the first time thrills New Orleans newcomers, but Tulane Law's international students, who come to study in the city for just a year, get a special view of the fun.
Professor Herb Larson, executive director of international legal studies and graduate programs, and his wife, Julianne, welcome Tulane's international students to carnival season with their annual dinner before the Krewe of Muses parade. Students gather at the Larsons' uptown home for traditional New Orleans fare, like jambalaya and mini po'boys, then vie for beads and coveted hand-decorated shoes at the parade.
Sharaf Asgarova (LLM '15) samples Creole cuisine at Professor Herb Larson's Muses dinner. Photo by Rubaiyat Rahman.
This year's Muses party was only the beginning of the weekend's celebrations.
"The city was full of energy, music was playing the whole day. I saw the spirit of New Orleans' people. They were so kind and friendly to all of us. Also I got to see some of my Tulane professors in the floats…this showed me how important and valuable this festivity is to all the community," Panamanian student Claudia Juárez (LLM '15) said. "This weekend reminded me how lucky I am to live in this unique city."
"It was my first ever Mardi Gras and it was a superb experience… Definitely a cultural experience I will not feel anywhere else," Indonesian student Januar Putra (LLM '15) said.
But, as Chinese student Dennis Zhao (LLM '15) noted, the best part of Mardi Gras for many students was the fellowship it fostered. "For me, the greatest moment is to spend time with international friends… the whole international family getting together to share happiness," Dennis said.
Enrique Rubio (LLM '15), Dennis Westerink (exchange student), Nathan Sarkas (LLM '15), Dennis Zhao (LLM '15), Justus Langelittig (LLM '15), Claudia Juárez (LLM '15) and Iliana Ibarra (LLM '15) enjoyed the Krewe of Mid-City's parade together on St. Charles Avenue. Photo courtesy of Claudia Juárez.
5. For most places in the world, Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras are just an ordinary Monday and Tuesday. Here, they're days of vibrant celebration (and Tulane Law School holidays).
Who can argue with two days off, especially when they're packed with so much energy and excitement?
This entry was posted in New Orleans, Student life on February 19, 2015 by tlslagniappe.
Six unique opportunities to give back
Law students meet with representatives from a variety of local public service programs at Tulane Law's Pro Bono Fair each fall. Photo by Ali Mansfield.
With the fall semester winding down, Weinmann Hall seems quieter as students hunker down for finals. But that only temporarily masks how active the past few months have been as students juggle classes, extracurricular activities and service to the community.
Tulane Law values its leadership role in public service. Tulane was the first U.S. law school to require pro bono work as part of the curriculum, and students collectively have provided more than 200,000 service hours during the program's 25+ years. Other schools have added pro bono to their graduation requirements, but even Jeopardy! recognizes Tulane's distinction as the leader: it was a clue on the show in October.
While Tulane Law students have dozens of different pro bono opportunities with community partners, Assistant Dean for Public Interest Programs Julie Jackson points to these six as her most interesting:
Entertainment Law Legal Assistance (ELLA)
New Orleans is an exciting hub for art, music and drama. But how can upcoming artists afford to protect their interests in the often-cutthroat entertainment industry?
ELLA, a collaboration of Tulane Law School, the Tipitina's Foundation and the Arts Council of New Orleans, provides legal advice for performers and artists. Students help clients protect their interests and recognize their rights under contract and intellectual property law.
"ELLA's perspective is unique," Jackson said. "Students quickly see that lawyers can be proactive and can help clients avoid or minimize future legal problems."
Gulf Restoration Network (GRN)
One of south Louisiana's less-celebrated claims to fame: its rapidly eroding coastline. But students can get involved in ongoing efforts to save the coast through legal channels and raising public awareness.
Public Interest Program Coordinator Eileen Ryan and Assistant Dean Julie Jackson help place students in a host of unique service opportunities locally and nationally each year. Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano.
The GRN is dedicated to protecting and restoring the Gulf Coast, and it offers law students invaluable experience in environmental law. The GRN tackles water quality, sustainable fisheries, smart energy, hurricane rebuilding and endangered species protection. Law students at the GRN may review permit applications, help develop corporate accountability resolutions and perform legal research.
Eden House, a residential program for victims of commercial and sexual exploitation, provides exposure to the legal issues surrounding human rights violations. Founded and run by Tulane Law graduate and former U.S. diplomat Kara Van de Carr (L '98), Eden House connects its clients to various rehabilitative services, including legal aid. And cities across the nation are now looking to it as a model for supporting human trafficking survivors, Jackson said.
"The program takes a holistic approach to helping clients, who may have legal concerns but also have social, educational and healthcare needs," Jackson said. "It's a wonderful opportunity for law students to be exposed to the interrelationship of law with other fields."
New Orleans City Hall
Fascinated by politics and government? Through Tulane's partnership with the City of New Orleans and its Volunteers in Government of Responsibility program, law students work alongside undergraduates at City Hall, assisting with various aspects of municipal government. (B.Y.O. political aspirations.)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Tulane's newest pro bono offering is with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, providing a chance to see the operation of an office within a vast federal agency.
Although the department offers assignments covering an array of legal projects, much of the local DHS office's work pertains to immigration issues, a key area overseen by the department and one where students can get timely experience in immigration law.
Caroline Wick and Angela Pokorn (both L '15) attend a hearing for a POPS client at Angola Penitentiary.
Tulane Project for Older Prisoners (POPS)
This program originated at Tulane Law School, focusing on an often-overlooked segment of Louisiana's overcrowded prisons: inmates over age 50 who have already served the bulk of long sentences. POPS represents selected, older inmates in parole hearings. This sector
of the prison population poses a significantly lower risk of recidivism, or committing more crimes. The program benefits the public by saving funds spent on costly, continued incarceration and freeing limited prison space
that may be better utilized for younger, higher-risk inmates.
Under the supervision of Tulane Law alumna Suzy Mixakis (L '03), POPS successfully represented four clients this fall.
"Students learn to interview the clients and also see the correctional system from the inside out, which is an invaluable experience for all citizens, as well as for future lawyers," Jackson said.
This entry was posted in New Orleans, Pro bono law, Student jobs on December 9, 2014 by tlslagniappe.
A Halloween Dream in New Orleans
There's no shortage of ways to celebrate Halloween in New Orleans. You can parade with Krewe of Boo. Take in frighteningly creative costumes in the French Quarter. Cheer on Tulane football in "Ghoulman" Stadium.
Krewe of Boo paradegoers wave at the floats, hoping to catch the Halloween parade's signature New Orleans-themed throws.
Throw me something, Chucky! The doll and his bride make a creepy entrance at the annual parade.
The Marigny neighborhood features some of the city's best Halloween decorations and celebrations. Photos by David Weinberg.
But Tulane Law alumna Kelsey Meeks (L '10) spent Halloween a little differently. This year, she launched 'WEEN DREAM, a national nonprofit that makes Halloween accessible to kids in need. The New Orleans-based organization matches new and gently used costumes with children whose families otherwise couldn't provide them.
'WEEN DREAM founder Kelsey Meeks (L '10) helped costume baby Kanye as a giraffe, allowing him and mom, Kierra, to celebrate Halloween in style.
Photo courtesy of Kelsey Meeks.
Meeks, a Wall, Bullington & Cook attorney and lifelong Halloween devotee, said she founded the organization believing that all children should get to participate in Halloween – regardless of the financial, medical or personal difficulties they may face at home.
"Every other day of the year may be out of their control, but Halloween belongs to kids," she said. "It's the one special day when they can be whoever or whatever they want."
In its first year, 'WEEN DREAM costumed 580 kids across seven states, the majority in Louisiana. The nonprofit made it happen with $1500 in monetary contributions and donated costumes – many from Tulane Law
alumni. Even the Tulane Law Review's senior
board pitched in to outfit a child.
But there's more to be done. Even though 'WEEN DREAM provided hundreds of costumes this season, over 800 kids applied. The group lacked the resources to outfit them all.
Meeks' game plan? The Louisiana State Bar Association already helped 'WEEN DREAM set up post-Halloween costume drop locations statewide. The organization is planning pilot programs in other cities to expand donations nationally. The group is also throwing a black-tie costume party/fundraiser on March 28 at the Mortuary Haunted House – where part of the haunted house will be up and running.
Meeks has much work ahead to meet her goal of costuming all of next year's applicants, but she said she's proud of what 'WEEN DREAM accomplished so far.
'WEEN DREAM Board Members Valerie Gernhauser (L '09), Kelsey Meeks (L '10), Alli Scott Craig and Tara Benoit-Rodrigue (a 2014 Tulane Continuing Studies grad) sort donated garb so kids in need can dress up for Halloween. Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano.
And she credits much of the group's success to legal skills. The nonprofit's board members include three other attorneys (Valerie Gernhauser is a 2009 Tulane Law grad) and a paralegal, and they were able to file all their own incorporating and tax exemption documents.
Meeks said her law school experiences — gaining interest in public service, learning to lead others and developing organizational skills on the Tulane Law Review — prepared her to launch 'WEEN DREAM.
"What I did at Tulane Law gave me the confidence to go out and build this organization instead of waiting and hoping someone else would start it," she said.
This entry was posted in Alumni, New Orleans on November 6, 2014 by tlslagniappe.


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The Risks of Oil Trains
By Staff | September 22, 2015
Sept. 29 talk will address transport along Hudson
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m., Paul Gallay, president of Riverkeeper, will provide an introduction to the "virtual pipeline" bringing crude oil along the Hudson River, and its potential risks. The presentation, "Oil-on-Hudson: The Explosive Risks of Oil Transport in the Hudson Valley," which includes a short film, will take place at Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, 29 Garrisons Landing, in Garrison. It is co-sponsored by Antipodean and Philipstown Democrats.
According to Gallay, residents of Philipstown can watch trains carrying crude oil traveling along the west side of the Hudson twice a day, on average, while barge/tanker traffic carrying crude oil occurs about once per day. The risks the trains present include not only include derailments but explosions, spills and long-term environmental degradation, he says.
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Paul Wulterkens on September 22, 2015 at 12:19 pm said:
Why do trains derail? It would be very interesting if we could be told the reason a train derailed. Going too fast?
Too long? Too heavy? Operator fatigue? Poor maintenance? Answers would reveal the far-from-best practices used by a profit-hungry rail industry.
Insist that the Federal Railroad Administration, whose first duty is to protect citizens, not shareholders, enforce railroad health and safety regulations. Please sign the petition at moveon.org.
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Raised amongst Mr. Earnshaw's resentful son Hindley and his free-spirited daughter Catherine, Heathcliff's relationship with Cathy soon blossoms into an unruly and passionate romance that lasts beyond the grave.
Despite their intense bond, Cathy resigns herself to marry Linton, a man of her own class, leading Heathcliff down a vengeful and self-destructive path. His possessive and erratic nature drives him to enact a torturous scheme of revenge on the next generation of Earnshaws.


A re-run of the bidding process for the West Coast Mainline following a 'flaw in the contract' highlights the need for a review of commissioning as a whole, Swanswell believes.
The national charity, which wants to achieve a society free from problem alcohol and drug use, is responding to news today that the government has scrapped the decision to award the multi-billion pound contract to FirstGroup due to 'mistakes that had been made by staff within the Department for Transport' (reports BBC News).
It's estimated that £40 million is needed to reimburse the costs of the four companies who entered the bidding process.
Back in August, when discussing the West Coast Mainline during BBC Radio 4's Any Questions (17 August), Swanswell's Chief Executive Debbie Bannigan highlighted this 'massive, crazy process of commissioning'.
Following today's news, she added: 'Today's news highlights the need for a review into the whole commissioning process – not just transport - because instances like this cost the organisations involved and the tax payer money in what is a difficult economic climate.


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Our lives have recently been infiltrated, possibly bombarded, and certainly peppered with the word Digital, and yet as IT professionals, its recent proliferation distracts from the purpose of its rise to fame.
Let's start by stating those simple definitions which we can rule out: It's nothing to do with fingers or toes.
There are links to means of displaying the time (Smartwatches?), and there are links to using or storing data in the form of digital signals, but it's not really those either.
Read the entire blog post and interact with Alistair on the SogetiLabs website.


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Ict industry sees bright prospects in 2018-2019
By onlyinfotech On Dec 29, 2018
Kuala Lumpur: Bright prospects await the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in 2018 and 2019 as it looks forward to an anticipated leap, amid a renewed focus from the country's new leadership.
According to the National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom), the ICT industry has made remarkable progress and quadrupled in value since 2007, and would welcome any changes that further boost it.
Meanwhile, the value of the ICT contribution to the gross domestic product (ICT-GDP) and e-commerce of non-ICT industries, which has been used as a benchmark in measuring the performance of the industry, has been on the uptrend.
"The ICT-GDP has been on an upward trajectory since 2010 when it registered RM105.7 billion in GDP contribution.
"Based on the average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 7.8 per cent from 2010 to 2017, Pikom projects the ICT-GDP in 2018 to reach an estimated RM192 billion," it said in its ICT Strategic Review 2018/2019 Report.
In 2017, the ICT industry contributed RM247.1 billion to the economy, equivalent to 18.3 per cent of GDP.
With the ICT industry extending and expanding the size of the digitised ecosystem, Pikom is confident that the domestic ICT industry will generate positive growth in the medium to longer term especially with the continuing emergence of Big Data, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics being drivers of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
In his new role as the Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Gobind Singh Deo expressed the need to make internet access a constitutional right for all Malaysians.
Towards this objective, his ministry has made a call to all telecommunications service providers to double the speed of internet access but at reduced rates.
Enabling the whole country with a population of 32.4 million to enjoy more affordable broadband access will have a significant effect on efforts to create a digitalised Malaysia.
Malaysia's ICT industry will benefit greatly from this move which is expected to create job opportunities, enhance business and make the ICT industry more dynamic.
The value of the e-commerce sector has more than doubled from RM37.7 billion in 2010.
"Pikom expects e-commerce to continue on an aggressive growth track to record RM96.5 billion in 2018 based on an AAGR of 12.5 per cent from 2010-2017," it said.
Pikom expects the e-commerce sector to contribute strongly to the industry as more consumers move towards online shopping.
The e-commerce gross value-added grew by 14.3 per cent to RM85.8 billion in 2017 from RM75 billion in 2016, with e-commerce of non-ICT industries being the main contributor at RM68.9 billion.
International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Datuk Darrell Leiking said the growth was the result of the nation's efforts to strengthen the e-commerce industry, and Miti together with the country's digital economy driver Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) are committed to taking the industry a level higher.
On June 8, 2018, the implementation of the Mandatory Standard for Access Pricing (MSAP) came into full effect, enabling fixed broadband services to be reduced in price by at least 25 per cent by Dec 31, with higher speeds also made available. In October, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced four new starter packages under RM100 by Telekom Malaysia, Maxis, TIME.com and Celcom.
Besides dropping prices, the telcos have also offered higher speeds for existing plans at the same price, with some even offering 10 times more speed.
On another note, the Communications and Multimedia Ministry in September proposed the setting up of a Commission for Start-ups and Venture Capital to streamline current efforts made by stakeholders to develop Malaysia's flourishing start-ups and the venture capital industry.
"Through this Commission, Malaysia will be able to develop young and future talents in new technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics," said Pikom.
On Oct 31, 2018, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad launched Industry4WRD, which is the National Policy on Industry 4.0, a strategic approach to boost the participation of Malaysia's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector via higher productivity, contribution, innovation and more high-skilled workers.
The objectives of this policy are to increase productivity in the manufacturing industry per person by 30 per cent from RM106,647 to RM138,641; to elevate the absolute contribution of the manufacturing sector to the economy from the current RM254 billion to RM392 billion; and to improve Malaysia's position in the Global Innovation Index from 35th to among the top 30.
Another policy objective is to achieve a higher percentage of high-skilled workers in the manufacturing sector from 18 per cent to 35 per cent.
"The new government is putting in place policies, measures and plans to address the ICT needs of the nation, for instance, with the MSAP paving the way for more affordable high-speed internet services, an increasing number of SMEs will be able to join the burgeoning e-commerce ecosystem and market their products beyond borders with a vibrant e-commerce market in place," said Pikom.
It said the breakthrough Industry4WRD is a timely new policy to empower SMEs in the manufacturing sector to adopt Industry 4.0 and boost their productivity, adding that it is an important move as the SME segment needs to be the backbone of the economy.
Gobind had pointed out that Malaysia was one of the top three Asean countries expected to contribute 75 per cent to the cybersecurity market share by 2025.
Quoting a recent Frost & Sullivan digital talent study, the minister said the demand for cybersecurity talents in Malaysia would hit 10,500 personnel by 2020.
Meanwhile, Malaysia ranked fifth among the top 10 developing economies in Asia for its readiness to support online shopping, based on the 2018 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Business to Consumer (B2C) e-commerce index.
In its report on the B2C E-Commerce Index released on Dec 10, it said Malaysia has had strong B2C sales contribution to its GDP since 2016 and was among the top five countries including the United Kingdom, China, Ireland and Thailand.
"This is because the government partnered Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, to establish a dedicated e-commerce technology park, the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ), the first such facility in South East Asia," said UNCTAD, adding that the digital readiness had attracted foreign direct investments in the B2C sector.
So far, Alibaba has invested US$100 million in Malaysia.
Malaysia became the first overseas e-hub, which Alibaba founder Jack Ma calls the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP). The eWTP concept envisions the creation of digital free-trade zones where small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can easily plug into global trade via e-commerce.
"The zone would offer simple and straightforward regulations, lower barriers for entry into new markets and provide small businesses with easier access to financing," according to Alibaba.
Miti said more than 120,000 online businesses are registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia. Among others, the number of SMEs registered with 'Go eCommerce', a platform that provides online training and education modules to guide SMEs to adopt e-commerce and transform their current businesses to potential e-commerce exports, has exceeded 20,000.
The implementation of the DFTZ Pilot Project has further accelerated the growth of e-commerce activities by providing a platform for local SMEs and enterprises to conduct their business and services.
To date, more than 5,000 Malaysian SMEs from across the country and various sectors of the economy are participating in the DFTZ, said Miti.
The government remains steadfast in encouraging other industry players such as eMarketplaces and local and international logistics players to participate in the DFTZ.
Industry partners on board the DFTZ include Alibaba.com (China); Lazada SEA (Asean); JBM (China); eRomman (the Middle East); eBay (the US); ecommerce.asia (Malaysia); BuyMalaysia (Malaysia); and Jocom (Malaysia), it said. –Prosyscom Tech News
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EDUC.6922: Qualitative Research Methods for Practitioner Scholars
Intro: Defining Qualitative Research
Week 1: Historical and Philosophical Foundations
Week 2: Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks and Common ApproachesToggle Dropdown
Week 3: Research Design and Preparing to Do Research
Week 4: Research Design, Ethics, and IRBs
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Week 7: Action-oriented and Collaborative Research
Week 8: Beginning Analysis
Week 9: Analysis and Interpretation
Weeks 11, 12, 13: Research Proposal Resources
Spotlight on Qualitative Researchers
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This site is the definitive resource for exploring the rich array of hand-held and web-based applications available to qualitative researchers. These apps can assist with all aspects of data generation, collection, processing, and analysis, as well as project management. The digital tools also show ways in which qualitative researchers can bridge the traditional divides between field and lab and between researcher and participant
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Welcome to the EDUC.6922 Qualitative Research LibGuide! These readings and links are intended to provide an overview of the week's concepts. The goal is to introduce and highlight the most important concepts to facilitate your understanding of the content described in more detail in the textbook. We will have an opportunity to discuss and respond to the textbook readings in the Blackboard weekly posts.
In broad terms, qualitative research is about finding meaning beyond what can be described with numbers. Often we think of qualitative research as referring to methods such as case studies, field observations, interviews, questionnaires, and focus groups; however, qualitative research can also incorporate a variety of methods of interpreting, evaluating, and theorizing about social concepts, both broad and narrow. Qualitative research is practiced in diverse disciplinary fields and interdisciplinary arenas, and it is applied to many kinds of social issues and problems. Qualitative researchers often examine artifacts produced by a culture or group. While this may call to mind archeological digs featuring shards of pottery or weapons, today artifacts may encompass any cultural material from advertisements to digital archives.
Qualitative researchers seek to describe or evaluate research subjects or topics in ways that offer more flexibility than quantitative research. This flexibility is simultaneously the most beneficial and most problematic aspect of qualitative research because with almost limitless choice of what and how we can study, researchers must contend with seemingly limitless terminology about the paradigms, perspectives, and philosophies that guide their choices. Each qualitative researcher must develop a set of methodological principles which reference the history of the methodology, the researchers' disciplinary focus, and the problems they study.
This guide will introduce key concepts in qualitative research and provide links for further exploration.
In short, qualitative researchers seek to understand the tacit or implicit issues within cultural practices and social contexts. The goals of qualitative research can be:
descriptive (to illustrate the actions and activities found in lived experience);
interpretive, (to offer explanations and provide meaning related to an understanding of the lived experience);
evaluative (to compare the experience to other desired outcomes or expectations); or,
theoretical (to develop broader ideas and generalizations from understanding of the experience).
Dr. Leslie Curry, "Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: What is Qualitative Research (Module 1)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbdN_sLWl88
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