The second issue of Touro Law Center’s Journal of Experiential Learning will be uploaded online prior to the start of the Fall 2015 semester. This issue is devoted to incubator and residency programs and their contribution to legal education, particularly to the post-JD part of the educational continuum. The creator of the law school incubator movement, Fred Rooney of Touro Law, is the guest editor for this edition. Be sure to check the website, www.tourolaw.edu/jel for the latest uploads. Articles for the Incubator & Residency issue include
Incubator Development at Home and Abroad: Anecdotal Stories from the Trenches
Fred Rooney
Law School Based Incubators and Access to Justice – Perspectives from Deans
Patricia Salkin, Ellen Suni, Neils Schaumann and Mary Lu Bilek
Incubating Community Law Practices: A Model for Lawyer Training & Access to Law
Luz Herrera
Innovate, Collaborate, & Serve: Louisiana’s “LIFT” – A Legal Incubator and Accelerator Program Startup Guide
Amy Duncan
The Pro Bono Requirement in Incubator Programs: A Reflection on Structuring Pro Bono Work for Program Attorneys
Davida Finger
Creating a Post-Graduate Incubator Program through a Law School-Bar Association Partnership
Robyn L. Meadows, J. Palmer Lockard and Elizabeth G. Simcox
A Custom Tailored Form of Post-Graduate Legal Training: The Rhode Island Center for Justice
Robert McCreanor
Implementing Psychological Resilience Training in Law Incubators
Mark Heekin
An Examination of the Special Role Career Service Professionals Can Play in the Development and Success of Law School Incubator Programs
Sumana Wolk and Erica Edwards-Oneal
The third issue focuses on pre-JD experiential learning programs, many of which are pipeline programs offered by undergraduate institutions. The guest editor of that issue is Diana D. Juettner, J.D. Chair of the Department of Social Sciences at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. If you or a colleague would like to contribute, please contact Coordinating Editor, Associate Dean Myra Berman at mberman@tourolaw.edu.
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Best Practices for Legal Education 
Congratulations to Dean Berman and Touro for developing an impressive online journal devoted to today’s significant legal education issues. As the legal academy begins to devote more scholarly attention to teaching and learning, it is important to have multiple ways to disseminate that information. This journal is a great resource to all of us who are interested in cutting edge research about legal education.