Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Legal Education Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Seattle University Law Review

2008

Decanal

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Legal Education

Selected Commentary, Seattle University Law Review Jan 2008

Selected Commentary, Seattle University Law Review

Seattle University Law Review

First, why become a dean? This is the million-dollar question. It is a critically important question to ask yourself. To adequately answer that question, you must ask some related ones: What are the rewards and challenges of deaning? When is the right time--professionally and personally--for me to be a dean? These are as much personal as professional queries.


Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me The Perfect (Decanal) Match, William B.T. Mock Jan 2008

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me The Perfect (Decanal) Match, William B.T. Mock

Seattle University Law Review

I have been asked to address the question, “How do you know which deanship is the right one?” Since I am the only panel member never to have served as the dean of a law school, this naturally involves some speculation on my part. I have interviewed for some decanal positions, and have even had my name forwarded to university presidents more than once, but I have never found the right fit premised by the panel's topic. As a result, a little further into this essay, speculation even ventures into fiction or, as law professors like to call it, a …