May It Please the Campus
| Author | : Patricia E. Salkin |
| Publisher | : Academic Studies PRess |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2022-12-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9798887190105 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Download or read book May It Please the Campus written by Patricia E. Salkin and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2022 Green Bag Almanac & Reader Exemplary Legal Writing Honoree This is a groundbreaking study on the important and little known role that lawyers have played as leaders in higher education. The book traces the history of lawyer campus presidents from the 1700s to present, exploring dozens of topics such as: where lawyer presidents went to law school; the percentage of lawyer presidents serving at public, private, community, HBCUs, and religiously affiliated institutions; geographic concentrations of campuses led by lawyers, women lawyer presidents, pathways to the presidency for lawyers, commonalities in backgrounds, and more. The author explores reasons for an exponential increase in lawyers serving as campus leaders examining the growth of legal education and myriad legal and regulatory issues confronting higher education.
