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The Big 1-0

posted by Bob Lawless

10th BirthdayToday is the tenth anniversary of the launch of Credit Slips. We started the blog in the middle of a big research project as an exercise in team building We also thought the blog might be a place where we could try to reach a wider audience about the scholarship coming out of the project. It is hard to believe we are still chugging along after 10 years.

A lot has happened in 10 years. When we started, blogging was relatively new and especially new for academics trying to reach outside the ivy-covered walls. There weren't no Twitter or Facebook, and Pokemon was passé. Looking back at that first post, four of the original seven bloggers are still with the blog. Things have moved on considerably for most all of the original bloggers. One of us got hired and tenured at one of this nation's leading law schools. A few of us have moved universities. One of us even became the senior United States senator from Massachusetts. Some of our newest bloggers are people we were mentoring as junior scholars or even students ten years ago. For myself over the past 10 years, I managed to move to a new faculty office down the hallway.

We have been talking about a few changes to the blog to keep current with the times, but the changes will not affect our topical focus. Our goal remains what it has been from the start, which is to reach outside the legal academy to have conversations with who care deeply about the policy issues surrounding credit, finance & bankruptcy. Thanks for being part of the conversation.

July 18, 2016 at 10:40 AM in Blog Stuff

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Keep up the good work, Credit Slips !

Posted by: * | July 18, 2016 at 02:40 PM

Very many congratulations to Bob and all contributors! A tremendous milestone.

Posted by: Joe Spooner | July 19, 2016 at 06:47 AM

Congratulations on 10 years. I've been a reader for 8 of them. I know the blog is read by bankruptcy practitioners both before the bar and in chambers, so I appreciate the work and timely information which is a service to our part of the profession.

Posted by: Bryan Harrington | July 19, 2016 at 08:20 AM

I read over half of the posts and reread most of those. I can’t think of a more informative and quality source of bankruptcy theory with such diverse viewpoints. Thanks for the one stop idea supermarket.

Posted by: Robert White | July 25, 2016 at 09:51 AM

Congratulations--I am full of admiration, not just for what you and your colleagues do, but for how you do it. Your work makes a real difference.

Posted by: Denise Neary | July 26, 2016 at 10:53 AM

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