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<img width="400" height="247" alt="academic support1" src="/site/files/oldnewsfiles/academic%20support1.jpg"> <span class="Caption">Professor Hillary Burgess of Hofstra Law School discussed "conversational prejudice," a topic focusing on how gender and cultural assumptions can influence conversational styles during counseling sessions. </span><img width="400" alt="academic support1" src="/site/files/oldnewsfiles/academic%20support2.jpg"><span class="Caption">Professors Larasz Moody of Villanova Law School, Heather Zuber of Western State University College of Law, Louis Schulze of New England Law, and Hillary Burgess of Hofstra Law School, enjoy a moment of conversation during the Workshop. </span>
</div>On Friday, April 24th, The Academic Support and Bar Programs offices hosted a workshop for law school academic support and bar program professionals from around the country. The Workshop allowed participants to share innovative techniques for supporting academic and bar success. Professor <a title="Maryann Brown" href="http://law.widener.edu/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/BrownMaryann.aspx">Maryann Brown</a>, Co-Director of Academic Support Programs on the Delaware campus, provided introductory and welcoming remarks.<br><br>Widener presenters included Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/HemingwayAnnaP.aspx">Anna Hemingway</a>, Director of Academic Support on the Harrisburg campus. Professor Hemingway discussed the benefits of first-year academic support classes and the design considerations necessary for such course offerings. Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/YarbroughMicahJ.aspx">Micah Yarbrough</a>, Director of Bar Programs on the Delaware campus, presented on the post-graduation costs associated with taking a bar examination and the importance of advance counseling on these matters so students can plan effectively. Professor <a title="Alice Eakin" href="http://law.widener.edu/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/EakinAlice.aspx">Alice Eakin</a>, Co-Director of Academic Support Programs on the Delaware campus, discussed note-taking in a digital age, with an emphasis on learning theory, metacognition, and the benefits and drawbacks of laptops in the classroom.<br><br>Other presenters included Professor Louis Schulze, from New England Law; Professor Alison Nissen, from Rutgers-Camden School of Law; Professor Shahabudeen Khan, from Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University; Professor LaRasz Moody from Villanova Law School; Professor Debra R. Cohen, from the University of Baltimore School of Law; Professor Hillary Burgess, from Hofstra Law School; and Professor Heather Zuber, from Western State University College of Law.<br>