Reflecting on the Dream of the Marathon Man: Black Dean Longevity and Its Impact on Opportunity and Diversity

At the beginning of the 2005-2006 academic year there was, what many viewed, as a comparatively bounteous crop of African-American deans of ABA-approved law schools. However, several changes during that year caused the crop to diminish rapidly. At the time of this writing, there are eighteen deans of color at American Bar Association approved law schools within the United States. Of these, fifteen are African-American and two are Latino. Of this number, five African-American deans are deans of law schools associated with historically black universities. These comments address, not necessarily the absolute number of African-American or Latino deans at any one point in time, but rather the implications of the lack of maintaining long-term tenure or extended experience for those of us who choose to pursue such a calling. My focus on African-American and Latino deans, in particular, speaks to several specific concerns regarding historic exclusion; it is in no way a failure to recognize the importance of widespread diversity in academic leadership in legal education

Breakout Session 2-A: Managing Difficult People/Having Difficult Conversations

Rich Pernell has been the Director of Facilitation and Mediation Services for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University since 2002 holding certifications in both areas. He also provided expertise in organizational development for the Federal Aviation Administration at the Center for Executive and Managerial Leadership and served as the Director of a New York State Office of Court Administration Mediation Center. Rich has worked with the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflict at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Public Policy. He also holds a BS degree in Mathematics and a MS in Educational Administration from Syracuse and has a working background in organizational design and development. He is an adjunct professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University teaching Organizational Behavior and Stetson University teaching Leadership and Management, and Ethics in the EMBA program. Rich’s passion for facilitating effective outcomes through appreciative inquiry and the exploration of team and social dynamics continues to be a major focus of his work with the University and other organizational partners

UMass Boston Upward Bound

Upward Bound is an intensive, year-round college-prep program. Our mission is to assist low-income, first-generation college bound high school students in the successful completion of secondary education and prepare them academically and socially for enrollment and completion of higher education. Upward Bound offers services to students through an after-school program at UMass Boston during the school year and a six-week residential program, currently at Regis College, during the summer

UIUC professor talks injustice in the US

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Police Body Cameras in Missouri: Good or Bad Policy? An Academic Viewpoint Seen Through the Lens of a Former Law Enforcement Official

After the fatal shooting of an African American teenager in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014, various police departments are exploring the use of body cameras. With tensions high, it is hopeful that body worn camera policies will be based on sound research and that appropriate measures are made to achieve optimum effectiveness. The author of this writing, a former law enforcement official and current academic, presents some challenges that police administrators will need to address toward body camera implementation. Because racism is difficult to accurately measure and police are historically reluctant to provide genuine feedback for researchers, the author introduces hypothetical, but realistic, phenomena for Missouri law enforcement leaders to assess. This writing raises questions to who is attracted to or being chosen for the police profession. While difficult and perhaps impossible to prove because of hidden factors, conservatism and lack of college education might be correlated to an officer’s judgment toward delivering equitable treatment to all citizens. Thus, some officers might be motivated to undermine any new policies that hinder their autonomy in policing? The author’s personal experiences are laid out to acknowledge the complexities behind introducing new policies based on knee jerk reactions if self-assessments within departments are not first drawn out