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DEAN Continued from Page 6 dered n lengthy investigation into the incident, which led to .in apology from Clark and a peacemaking session among all parties involved Although Brand said the in vestigation was appropriate giv en the seriousness of the inci dent, Holland claims it was an instance in which the adminis tration should have more strongly supported him Holland said that had admin istration talked privately with Chirk, his explanation of the in cident would have resulted in the administration's support "But hy ordering a lengtln investigation, that is an exam ple of undermining the authori ty of the dean," Holland said Another factor money problems not only hurt Hol land’s deunship, but threatened the health of the law school it self When the ABA threatened to remove the law school s ai creditation in 1990 because of poor funding, substandard fa cilities and a high student to faculty ratio, Holland said he and the school were caught in the middle. “The people who are in a po sition to respond to those con cerns, ultimately the Legisla ture. quite frankly don’t give a damn about what the AHA thinks ai)out tin; law school, and an- not going to be per suuded or influenced to pro vide more funding," ho said "We feel like the American troops bit b\ friendly lire The AHA expressions with dissatis lac turn have bad the effort of damaging tills law school with out the effect that they were in tended to have to elicit more funding " ironically, Holland is leaving the deanship just as the fund nig crisis is easing In May, the ABA announced it would ,u crpt law school upgrades and would 'hack off until its meeting next spring " The five years of my dean ship have been terrible years for the law school, and (he rea son they wore terrible is fie cause we can't print money at the law school It's illegal,” he said. 'AVe'ru dependent largely on the Legislature, and the I.egisla lure has not provided us with the resources needed to fulfill our responsibilities A new per son, fresh to the job. might be able to cope with these dial longes ” In the July ill press release that announced Holland's resig nation, both Wossells and Brand praised Holland for mak ing the law’ school "stronger" Frohnmayer favored to succeed Holland as dean Hv all Indications, Oregon A11orn0y Genora 1 Dave Frohnmayer will be the Uni versity's next law school dean. Since July 31, the day cur rent Dean Maurice Holland's resignation was announced. Frohnmayer has twain men tioned us his successor He agreed to he considered as a candidate in a short letter sent to the University Aug 2B. Six days later, five of the 11 other candidates removed themselves from contention. From administrators University Provost Norman Wessells lias called him "the standard for the search" to law school students, the attorney general appears to 1m: the popular choil e. David Hollister. Student Bar Association president and search committee mem ber, said that earlier this month, a group of 12 law students from a variety of backgrounds met with Frohnmayer to (list uss law school issues. The students, he said, “were very im pressed by his overall air " Hollister said if he could "design" a dean, it would he someone who could '"got along with" this Legislature, the students and the faculty "Dave Krohnmaynr fits those qualities to a T," he said. Regardless of who is cho sen. Hollister said the scare h i ommilloe's list, which has not been released publicly, holds several other candi dates who would perform well in the deanship "This is a great opportimi tv for us," Hollister said "Thera are some other quail lied candidates The law sc hool will come out ol this with a qualified dean even it it isn't Dave 1 rohnmayer “But make no mistake ITohnmuyer's the guy " I rohnmaver. who lives in h'ugone and was a member of the law school faculty from ll)71 to 1‘IHl, said he agreed to he considered lor the post alter he reeol\ d "encouraging" letters from law school faculty and the sc hool's Board ol Visitors One letter, sent to f'rohn mayor Aug 2, was signed by 2d current and former lavs Turn to DAVE Page 22 Natural Fiber Clothing To Li ve In! < \isn,il < iHiifoi hthlr < Olli in t lot lull}* fin ( hilt/rtu utuf ^ AihUls Hiirul tkt'il \\\ fills, If ill! mi's Itvltls ,sot k [Mini' skills, tittrwes nth! <#< t r*' SHIIt'S AffiS,, SBnrKftn Tree Ulllhl (hlllllul. 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Holland testifies to the US Senate in favor of Supreme Court nominee Robert Hurt l eh 5, In the first of a senes of letters, the American Har Asm ctation threaten* to remove the law school from its list of .* cred ited institutions, citing low f.K ul IV salaries, poor funding, made uuale facilities and a high stu dent lo-faculty ratio Hecnuse of the Oregon I egisl.iture's failure to respond with adequate funding, law school enroll moot cut* ami drastic tuition increases result Oct II. l'lOO: Instructor Creg Johnson explains Ins .chvihns with a ga\ rights group to a law s< bool i lass Some students coin plain privately to Mary Ciwrem e. the class professor Assistant !) an Chapin (dark, with hacking horn Holland. orders Johnson to apologize to his class Nov l:r>, l‘lOO: !! al.ifid holds ,m open ' meeting with law students to discuss ttse Johnson situation Holland is booed at the meeting, and walks out hater. Johnson and the law school administration agree to disagree' on what IS ap pmpnate for diet lass room Nov . H). I *1*10: \ ssistatit Dean Chapin (dark publicly apologize** for making Johnson apologize May (t, I'HM: I hr AHA announces >i an opts the law m hool up grade*. and withdraws threat* to ri mov «; .«* trtfiiitiitiOH |uly Hi. 1 'Hi l I'he VS Depart ment of Kdu ration mlua that llol land tvvu e released ionfidonti.il record* when investigating a! h'gcd .u adt'imc dishonesty by law stud an I Willy Nils A letter from the department announcing th» dm. is ion does not recommend diM iplmarv muon for Holland or the University, however ful> .11, Ul‘il Provost Norman Wt ssells announce* h, ts tip pointing a i ommittee to find a re plat ament for Holland, who will step down .is dean hut continue tea< hing sitice hi! took OVIT Kull.liui tl( i t'pls the praise Hr dose ribed Ihr udministra live strtn lurt! ol ihr law sellout when hr took over as i haul ii." We hiiil no idea what our t)uii|4ol was, how nun It wo w0 r e s p nil (I i ng, " Ii a ■'.ii i( "Now, we Hn vis nil that sin ft on computers Thu schixil has an active ami growing ami Increas inglv successful funilra ising campaigns going Hollaiui added th.it because of fundraising efforts, the school should have two or three endowed professorships soon and will have five or sis within 1 () years Holland, who taught lor more than 10 years at Indiana I'm versity before going into ad ministration, said he ltxiks lor ward to going liai k to tom hing, which lie will do at the law school when a successor is found "1 enjoyed teaching, I was pretty good at it, and it s a hoi ter way to spend your tune than shuffling budget papers, particularly when the number' are in the red," lie said "Also, when you're a faculty member, you don't have to be as careful about what you say to every body FOR IN\ II \ I ION s BROCHURES FLYERS p o s r i u - RESUMES AND M () R I Graphics Welcome to Eugene from the store with the finest sportswear and equipment for all four seasons. 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