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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices10-9-2008Merger Discussions Underway Between TheUniversity Of New Hampshire And Franklin PierceLaw CenterKim BillingsUNH SpokespersonJohn D. HutsonPLC President and DeanFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationBillings, Kim and Hutson, John D., "Merger Discussions Underway Between The University Of New Hampshire And Franklin PierceLaw Center" (2008). UNH Today. 554.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/554Merger Discussions Underway Between The University Of New Hampshire And Franklin Pierce Law Centerhttp://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2008/oct/kb9merger.cfm.html[9/12/2016 3:23:31 PM] Merger Discussions Underway Between The UniversityOf New Hampshire And Franklin Pierce Law CenterJohn D. Hutson 603-228-1541PLC President and Dean Kim Billings 603-862-1558University SpokespersonOctober 9, 2008University of New Hampshire President Mark W. Huddleston and Franklin Pierce Law CenterPresident and Dean John D. Hutson announced today that their institutions would both formworking groups to explore the feasibility of Pierce Law merging with UNH."Both UNH and Pierce Law officials are excited about this opportunity and have beendiscussing the idea for several months," Huddleston said. "Although there is a long way to gobefore a final decision is made, we have established a working group to examine all of thebenefits and risks. UNH is interested in pursuing this relationship in no small part because ofpotential synergies with our business and engineering programs, especially in the area ofintellectual property, a major strength of Pierce Law," Huddleston added the move would becost-neutral to UNH.Pierce Law President and Dean Hutson said, "The University of New Hampshire is a leading,world class university with a rich and broad curriculum, enhanced by an active and forwardthinking educational community. It would provide a tremendous platform for our law school tointegrate both legal education and research opportunities into many of UNH's programs. Beingpart of a research university of UNH's stature could enable our faculty to join a widercommunity of scholars and engage in significant interdisciplinary empirical research. We needto explore this opportunity fully to see if it makes sense. I look forward to working with ourintegration exploration team and with UNH as we consider this merger."Since its founding in 1973, Pierce Law has been a global leader in innovative legal education.It has earned nationwide accolades for the Daniel Webster Scholars Honors Program, anintensive, practice-based curriculum developed in conjunction with the New HampshireSupreme Court that a select group of students pursue during the last two years of law school.The law school's internationally-renowned intellectual property program boasts one of thelargest full-time faculties in the field and the only academic intellectual property library in thenation. U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks Pierce Law among the top intellectualproperty programs in the nation and, last year, ranked the program fifth in the nation, in thecompany of Stanford, Columbia, Berkeley, and George Washington University.The UNH working group, comprised of faculty and administrators, will analyze the feasibility ofmerging Pierce Law with UNH, including exploring the most promising areas for programmaticcollaboration and integration in both undergraduate and graduate programs. The UNH teamwill coordinate with the Pierce Law team. Final recommendations will go to Huddleston andMerger Discussions Underway Between The University Of New Hampshire And Franklin Pierce Law Centerhttp://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2008/oct/kb9merger.cfm.html[9/12/2016 3:23:31 PM]the Pierce Law Board of Trustees in the early spring. - 30 -

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