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Resigning As Dean: Stepping Down Or Stepping Up?, David E. Shipley
Resigning As Dean: Stepping Down Or Stepping Up?, David E. Shipley
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I am sure that I will enjoy being a regular law professor again, but there are some aspects of being Dean that I will miss. There are also some parts of the job I am happy to leave to my successor. Let me start with the things I am happy are no longer my responsibility.
The Personal Side Of A Deanship, David E. Shipley
The Personal Side Of A Deanship, David E. Shipley
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So why have I been deaning for over 10 years? I do, in fact, enjoy most aspects of the job including the many challenges, the fact that there is nothing routine about the work, and the many public aspects of the position such as receptions, bar meetings, tailgate parties, law review banquets, and bar luncheons. I enjoy students. We would not have these wonderful jobs in law teaching without them. I like faculty and still think of myself as a law professor first. It is fun to do alumni relations and developmental work, and I would love to have more …