Society Of American Law Teachers

A community of progressive law teachers working for justice, diversity, and academic excellence
SALT in Action

SALT is committed to

creating and maintaining a community of progressive and caring law professors dedicated to making a difference through the power of law,

promoting the use of many forms and innovative styles of teaching to make our classrooms more inclusive, and


challenging faculty and students to develop legal institutions with greater equality, justice and excellence.

Stephen Wizner, SALT Great Teacher 2009
2009 SALT Great Teacher Award
Rhonda Copelon, 2009 Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award
2009 M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award

SALT believes that law schools and law professors have an opportunity to bring social justice into their communities during these tough financial times.

March 19-20, 2010, Vulnerable Populations and Economic Realities: an interdisciplinary approach to law teaching, hosted and co-sponsored by Golden Gate University School of Law, and funded by Elfenworks Foundation.

December 10-11, 2010, SALT Teaching Conference "The Law School of the Future," University of Hawai'i

Join law teachers, librarians, clinicans, administrators, and legal education professionals make progressive ideas more accessible to policymakers, community advocates, and the media, become part of a community devoted to justice, diversity, and excellence.