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Deans & Legal Education
A Selected Bibliography
Patrick J. Borchers, Budgets, 35 U. Tol. L. Rev. 19 (2003).
The author offers his observations on how to deal effectively with the budget process, based on his four years’ experience as a dean.
Jay Conison, Financial Management of the Law School: Costs, Resources, and Competition, 34 U. Tol. L. Rev. 37 (2002).
This article considers “what the intense competition for quality students tells us about the role of the dean – particularly as financial manager of the law school.”
David A. Logan, The Perils of Glasnost, 38 U. Tol. L. Rev. 565 (2007).
The author discusses the range of issues involved in setting compensation - pay equity and salary comparison; merit pay; cost of living adjustments; and the availability of internal professorships – and the complex challenges they present, as law school personnel increasingly come to see salary as the primary measure of professional accomplishment.
Lawrence Ponoroff, Competing with Jerry's Kids: The Moral Case for Law School Developments, 40 U. Tol. L. Rev. 395 (2009).
The author makes the case for making charitable contributions to law schools, arguing that the future of our society hinges on leaders who contribute to the welfare and betterment of their communities, and that the legal profession produces more of our leaders than any other. Thus, contributing to the education of future leaders in an environment that fosters personal integrity, compassion, and leadership benefits not only the students who receive such an education but also society as a whole.
Kenneth C. Randall, The Dean as Fundraiser, 33 U. Tol. L. Rev 149 (2001).
The author discusses the fundraising aspects of a deanship and addresses strategies that must be used to ensure effective fundraising efforts by the office of the dean. He also talks about the benefits derived from effective and zealous fundraising by the dean and offers five principles of fundraising.
Steven R. Smith, The Dean and the Budget: Not “Just a Bunch of Damn Numbers”, 33 U. Tol. L. Rev. 203 (2001).
This article deals with the idea of budgeting for the law school, the budgeting process, and problems that might arise.
Donald J. Weidner, Fundraising Tips for Deans with Intermediate Development Programs, 39 U. Tol. L. Rev. 393 (2008).
A dean must leverage investment in fundraising. Investment involves both time and money spent on fundraising and the opportunity cost. Deans need to maximize the return on development officers, faculty, students, and major donors.
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