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The Law School Hiring Market Undervalues Women, Minorities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The latest attack on efforts to support diversity comes in the form of a lawsuit targeting Northwestern University’s law school. The suit accuses the school’s faculty and administration of snubbing high-profile white male applicants. There are, in fact, lots of women tax law professors. Precisely the opposite is true.

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Adult learners: 4 important ways to better support them

University Business

Unfortunately, returning to school while working in higher education (or any industry) is often not feasible, so I am sharing the insights I gained from earning my doctorate as an only parent while serving as a school dean. This experience has profoundly influenced every step of my career in higher education.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

Key Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Thoroughly Review the Report: University presidents, administrators, provosts, deans, and other leaders actively engage with the contents of the report. And the federal government says, look, we’re not going to tell you you have to have a law school.

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AAUP on Florida: authoritarian control wilting higher education

University Business

I’m the faculty advisor for the Federalist Society, for the Law School Republicans, and for the Christian Legal Society. David Rancourt, the new dean of student affairs and former deputy secretary of state who’s lobbied and aided former GOP officials, has no higher education or student services experience.

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What Should Institutions Do When the Watchdog Barks?

Inside Higher Ed

” Outrage machine engaged and approbation flowing in, Stanford dean Jenny Martinez issued a statement saying that “it is a violation of the disruption policy to prevent the effective carrying out of a public event,” implying that this was what happened with Duncan. There is reportedly a video of the full event.

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Trump's Jan. 6 legal adviser leads new law school

Inside Higher Ed

During the course of that tumultuous day, Trump made several calls to legal counsel—including to Mark Martin, a former North Carolina Supreme Court justice, who was then dean of Regent University School of Law and an informal Trump adviser. High Praise and Sharp Criticism. An extraordinary leader.

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No Means No: Power and Abuse in Academe

The Change Leader, Inc.

This incident came on the heels of student protests against the return of a former UC Berkeley law school dean who had sexually harassed his executive assistant. The new policy condenses the universitys procedures into one document and provides new definitions.

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