Biography
Dean Schulze teaches in and co-directs 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, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence. He also has taught Criminal Law, Torts, and Legal Writing.
Dean Schulze’s scholarly work advocates for a more robust use of the science of learning in the study of law. His writing on the intersection of educational psychology, cognitive science, legal pedagogy, and academic/ bar exam support appears in numerous law reviews. Dean Schulze’s service to his field includes chairing the AALS Section on Academic Support, serving on the inaugural Executive Board of the AALS Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education, co-founding the New England Consortium of Academic Support Professors, and co-founding the Association of Academic Support Educators. He also frequently consults with law schools seeking to establish or expand academic or bar support programs
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 began 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.
Education
- J.D., New England School of Law
- B.A., University of Connecticut