Word: clarks
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Although some students and faculty have questioned his political commitment to clinical studies programs, Clark says he supports them for their educational value--a theme which emerges throughout a conversation with the dean...
...Clark's insistence on scholarly excellence in Law School programs has also translated to a set of rigorous--and often controversial--standards for hiring faculty members...
Just two years ago, Clark opposed the tenure bid of a radical legal scholar, reasoning that her written work was inadequate. Traditionally, the law faculty have rubber-stamped tenure offers, so Clark's strenuous opposition to the appointment continued to reverberate when he was named dean earlier this year...
...Clark prefers to avoid any discussion of past tenure cases, and says his goal now is to meet the Law School's long-range target of hiring 12 new professors. And those professors, Clark says adamantly, will be academics for whom research is a priority...
...been selecting professors interested in scholarship," says Clark, "and making sure the faculty has the resources they need--like support over the summer and leaves of absence...