Education
- BA, University of New Mexico
- MLS, University of South Florida
- JD, Washburn University of Topeka
Areas of Interest
Advanced Legal Research Copyright International Copyright Intellectual Property Law and Literature Legal History Legal Research and Writing Property 1 and 2
Biography
Professor Glen-Peter Ahlers joined the Barry University School of Law faculty in May 2002, serving as Associate Dean for Information Services until 2010 and in connection with which he oversaw the law library and technology functions on campus. With over 40 years of experience in legal education and law librarianship, 20 of which were spent directing the law libraries at the University of Arkansas and the District of Columbia School of Law, Professor Ahlers has dedicated his career to both the letter and the spirit of the law. He has held leadership roles in several professional organizations, including serving as President of the Mid-America Association of Law Libraries, the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries, and the Mid-America Law School Library Consortium. He also served for eight years as Executive Director of Scribes, an organization dedicated to improving legal writing. Additionally, he served on dozens of ABA law school site visit teams.
An accomplished scholar and editor, Professor Ahlers was the technical editor of the Washburn Law Review and has authored numerous publications, including The History of Law School Libraries in the United States: From Laboratory to Cyberspace and The History of Law School Libraries in the United States: Defining Moments. He co-authored Notary Law and Practice: Cases and Materials, which was published by the National Notary Association. His most recent book is A Short & Happy Guide to Mindfulness.
Professor Ahlers retired his licenses to practice law in Kansas and Washington, D.C. He continues to teach and write in various areas, including property, copyright, intellectual property, law and literature, and mindfulness.