Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Faculty disapproves Acosta's bid for FIU deanship

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The FIU College of Law faculty recommended that the university not offer the deanship to U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta, reports the DBR (whose article is available only with a paid subscription) and the Sun-Sentinel. The faculty endorsed two candidates, Beto Juarez, dean of the DU Sturm College of Law—a fantastic place to spend spring semester teaching criminal procedure and skiing—and Joel Friedman, a Tulane Law professor. The recommendations are not binding on the FIU president and provost but traditionally are seriously considered.
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4 comments:

  1. Howard Wasserman8:29 PM

    The story (as described) is not accurate. The vote was not a faculty recommendation, nor was it a part of the hiring process as described to us by the Provost. It was simply a "sense of the faculty" vote. The tally also did not include the views of the five faculty members who are on the Search and Screen Committee and a number of other faculty members who opted not to participate. Under the procedures set forth by the Provost, the dean search and screen committee will have a separate opportunity to present their views and preferences. Finally, it is inaccurate to say a faculty vote here "traditionally [is] seriously considered," since there never has been a dean search at FIU College of Law and other colleges at FIU typically do not hold faculty votes over dean candidates.

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  2. Anonymous9:53 AM

    Oh I get it Howard, it is the equivalent of the country overwhelmingly voting for gore and the supreme ct saying not so fast, there is politicking to be done. Now, the outsiders come and force him on his peers. Wow...bush admin policies live on!

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  3. Anonymous11:22 AM

    Anyone hear anything about a shooting at the Ft. Lauderdale Federal Courthouse yesterday?

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  4. Anonymous12:32 PM

    Howard you obviously have not seen rick's physique lately...you better appologize homey.

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