The Aspen Leading Edge Podcast features timely interviews with Aspen Authors as well as other legal thought-leaders sharing expert opinions on teaching, learning science, and the current and future state of legal education.
162: Innovating for the Common Good at Santa Clara Law with Michael Kaufman
Michael Kaufman, Dean of Santa Clara Law, joins the show to discuss leading a law school in the heart of Silicon Valley. He talks about his move from three decades at Loyola University Chicago School of Law to Santa Clara. He explains what it means to “innovate for the common good,” and how it shapes its 6 community-based clinics, including the Northern California Innocence Project, which has helped exonerate 39 wrongfully incarcerated people.
20 Oct 2026
161: Law School Accreditation with Kellye Testy
Kellye Y. Testy, CEO and Executive Director of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), breaks down the latest on legal accreditation, including the Department of Education’s recent review of the American Bar Association’s council, why it ended without a recommendation, and what it means for schools, applicants, and students. She also discusses the broader pressures facing higher education, the role of AALS in legal education, its National Task Force on the Regulation of American Legal Education, and efforts to expand access to justice, including 2026 National Rural Access to Justice Convening hosted by the University of Nebraska College of Law and AALS.
14 Oct 2026
160: Mergers & Acquisitions with William Magnuson
In this episode of Aspen Leading Edge, we’re joined by William Magnuson, Professor of Law and Director of the Corporate Law Program at Texas A&M University School of Law. He talks about his first edition casebook, Mergers and Acquisitions, and his book, The Just and The Good: How Law Made the Western World. He also digs into why Texas is becoming a new center of business and finance, from recent corporate law reforms and the new Texas business court to the Texas Stock Exchange in Dallas, and what it all means for law students’ career prospects.
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