Assistant Dean & Professor of Academic Support
Dean Schulze is a leading scholar in the field of educational psychology in legal education. His academic work advocates for a more robust use of the science of learning in the study of law. He has lectured and presented at Columbia Law School, the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and the AALS Annual Meeting, among other venues. He chaired the AALS Section on Academic Support, served on the Executive Board of the Association of Academic Support Educators, and currently serves on the Executive Board of the AALS Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education. He frequently consults with law schools seeking to establish or enhance academic or bar support programs.
Dean Schulze designed and implemented FIU Law’s Academic Excellence Program. The AEP’s goal is to equip students with the tools to succeed in law school and on the bar exam. He teaches Introduction to the Study of Law, Legal Reasoning, and Legal Analysis. He also has taught Criminal Law, Torts, and Legal Writing during his career.
Before joining the FIU Law faculty in 2014, Dean Schulze taught at Suffolk University Law School and New England Law | Boston, earning tenure in 2013. He started his career as a domestic violence prosecutor in Miami, and, after a judicial clerkship, he joined the Appellate Unit of the Suffolk County DA’s Office. He later practiced as a business litigation associate at one of Boston’s oldest firms.
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About Louis N. Schulze, Jr
Dean Schulze is a leading scholar in the field of educational psychology in legal education. His academic work advocates for a more robust use of the science of learning in the study of law. He has lectured and presented at Columbia Law School, the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and the AALS Annual Meeting, among other venues. He chaired the AALS Section on Academic Support, served on the Executive Board of the Association of Academic Support Educators, and currently serves on the Executive Board of the AALS Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education. He frequently consults with law schools seeking to establish or enhance academic or bar support programs.
Dean Schulze designed and implemented FIU Law’s Academic Excellence Program. The AEP’s goal is to equip students with the tools to succeed in law school and on the bar exam. He teaches Introduction to the Study of Law, Legal Reasoning, and Legal Analysis. He also has taught Criminal Law, Torts, and Legal Writing during his career.
Before joining the FIU Law faculty in 2014, Dean Schulze taught at Suffolk University Law School and New England Law | Boston, earning tenure in 2013. He started his career as a domestic violence prosecutor in Miami, and, after a judicial clerkship, he joined the Appellate Unit of the Suffolk County DA’s Office. He later practiced as a business litigation associate at one of Boston’s oldest firms.
| Present | Assistant Dean & Professor of Academic Support, Florida International University College of Law | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Professor Schulze selected as an FIU Top Scholar for 2020
Courses
- Introduction to the Study of Law, Legal Reasoning, and Legal Analysis.
| May 1997 | Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts | |
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| October 1993 - June 1994 | English and International Law, University of Essex, Colchester, England | |
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| May 1994 | Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut | |
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Contact Information
Florida International University
College of Law
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Ph: 305.348.4963
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