A native of South Texas, Oscar J. "O.J." Salinas joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2011. He teaches Research, Reasoning, Writing, and Advocacy and assists with the Writing and Learning Resources Center’s Legal Education Advancement Program (LEAP). His research interests include the creation of law school learning communities and the use of counseling and helping skills to assist students in their law school experience.
Professor Salinas graduated Cum Laude from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1999, where he was a Thurgood Marshall Scholar. He was an Associate Editor for the Dayton Law Review, participated on the Moot Court team, and was an intraschool Moot Court Champion.
Following law school, Professor Salinas practiced civil litigation with law firms in San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas, and was a Lecturer at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). While at UTSA, Salinas taught Learning Communities academic support courses through the Tómas Rivera Center for Student Success. He also taught undergraduate Criminal Justice courses, as well as a graduate level course in the Master’s in Justice Policy program.
Professor Salinas graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. While in college, Salinas played tennis and was a Writing Tutor at the Learning Assistance Center. He also received a Master’s Degree in Counseling from UTSA, where he worked with individuals suffering from severe mental illness to students seeking educational academic support.
Recent Presentations
Law School Admission Council's 2011 Academic Success Workshop on Law Students with Learning Disabilities