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Deans & Legal Education
A Selected Bibliography
Paul D. Carrington, Why Deans Quit, 1987 Duke L. J. 342 (1987).
The author examines the role of deans in law schools with reference to why deans tend to serve for short periods of time. He also makes reference to O’Connells’ discussion of the roles and functions of law school deans in the context of higher education administration. (Jeffrey O'Connell & Thomas E. O'Connell, The Five Roles of the Law School Dean: Leader, Manager, Energizer, Envoy, Intellectual, 29 Emory L.J. 605 (1980))
Michael J. Kelly, Afterword: Why Deans Stay, 51 Md. L. Rev. 483 (1992).
The author reflects on his sixteen years as dean of the University of Maryland Law School, with reference to Paul Carrington’s article.
Jeffrey O'Connell & Thomas E. O'Connell, The Five Roles of the Law School Dean: Leader, Manager, Energizer, Envoy, Intellectual, 29 Emory L.J. 605 (1980).
This is one of the earliest articles that looks at the roles and functions of law school deans in the context of higher education administration. It specifically examines five roles a dean fulfills, with a view to clarifying the dean’s job and reducing the turnover rate of law school deans, by helping search committees conduct more focused searches, helping prospective deans better determine whether to accept a position, and helping current deans meet the responsibilities of their positions.
Nancy B. Rapoport, Not Quite “Them,” Not Quite “Us.” Why It’s Difficult for Former Deans to Go Home Again, 38 U. Tol. L. Rev. 581 (2007).
The author writes of returning to her roots as a law professor after eight years as a law school dean, having gained “insider” knowledge about the workings of the law school that a professor can never really know. She also reflects that deans cannot always fully understand or care about the politics within professorial ranks - turf wars, who plays well with others, who works hard - and that deans who posses this knowledge must set it aside, allowing everyone to start with a clean slate.
David E. Shipley, Resigning as Dean: Stepping Down or Stepping Up?, 35 U. Tol. L. Rev. 189 (2003).
The author discusses his experience leaving the deanship of the University of Georgia School of Law to become a law professor. He reflects on what he misses about being dean, and on the responsibilities he was glad to give up.
Kent D. Syverud How Deans (and Presidents) Should Quit, 56 J. Legal Educ. 3 (2006).
The author examines the (counterproductive) ways in which deans leave their positions and suggests strategies and considerations for leaving a deanship in a more constructive manner.
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