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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

As dean of the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California, Muhl faced heavy opposition from students in its MFA program who believed Muhl was responsible for faculty departures amid her failures to communicate curriculum changes and her “persistent belittling of students,” according to a student letter.

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20-year UVA law school librarian forced to seek redress from President Jim Ryan; defending the right to protest in the face of illegal disciplinary action

Higher Education Inquirer

Contact: Ben Doherty, 434-282-9009 Charlottesville - On Saturday, May 4th, Ben Doherty (they/them) joined hundreds of UVA co-workers, students and community-members protesting for university leadership to divest from Israel’s war-machine. After attacking the protesters with shields and chemical weapons, the police arrested 27 people.

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Pepperdine law dean talks openly about his stutter

Inside Higher Ed

He studied political science in college because he’d always been interested in politics, and when he graduated without “employable skills,” he joked, he went to law school. Caron said he gravitated toward and eventually ended up working professionally in tax law, given its research-intensive nature.

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