Word: clark
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WHEN Robert C. Clark was appointed last year as new dean of the Law School, detractors said he was not committed to many of the positive changes in the school brought about by former Dean James Vorenberg '49. Clark already showed the truth of these claims in his decision over the summer to eliminate the school's public-interest counseling office...
Commendably, Clark has announced that he would double the budget for the loan-forgiveness program. But his decision to eliminate an office that provided not only placement services but also help in career planning is unfortunate and should be remedied immediately...
...protests, however, have been a sharp contrast to previous episodes of activism at the Law School. Last spring's silent sit-ins calling for minority hiring consistently drew about 50 participants; last week's rally for public service law attracted about 300 students. And this week, Clark was handed a petition signed by 1055 out of about 1600 law students...
...Clark's response--to reiterate his support for public-interest careers and announce a plan for a committee to advise him on the field--has left students saying the new dean's statement address the importance of his decision corporate law scholar, Clark has shown he is out of touch with the school's priorities, according those who criticize him for the move...
...Adkins says, students are "planning to escalate our activities" to communicate to Clark the extent of their concern for the fate of public interest...