Word: laws
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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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...
...such a goal requires capital support, and the Law School, currently in the midst of a $150 million drive, is having trouble persuading some alumni to contribute for an increase in faculty research...
...They never did have a faculty perspective--they are more concerned with teaching and the educational experience," says Clark. "There needs to be a greater emphasis on published research and its contribution to society's understanding about the law...
Clark says some donors indicate specific uses for their contributions, which somewhat limits his ability to direct Law School resources into faculty research...