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In accordance with our last blog, the following is Part 2 of the subject:
Terminal Degrees Other Than a Ph.D.
Another significant trend, notable in the past few years, is that, increasingly, college and university presidents do not absolutely need to have... Read More
As executive employment attorneys representing college and university presidents, deans, provosts and other senior administrators in higher education, as well as the heads of independent secondary schools, we have noticed certain significant changes in the hiring landscape from even five years ago.
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Corporate CEOs generally do not receive housing as part of their compensation packages unless they are required to work internationally, presumably for a limited period of time.
It is different in the academic world, as executive employment lawyers who practice in the... Read More
In Part 1 of this topic, I described the importance which we, as executive employment attorneys working in higher education, place on tenure and “Retreat Rights” as an essential term and condition of the contract of a college or university president.
Accordingly,... Read More
Executive employment lawyers who practice in the area of higher education understand from experience that there are a number of sections in the contract of a college or university president which would not appear in the contract of an executive in the... Read More
As executive employment attorneys, when we ask new clients to send us their employment documents for review, we often hear the comment, “I don’t have an employment agreement, just an offer letter.” This is particularly true in the financial services industry and... Read More
Why is it important for executive employment attorneys who regularly advise college and university presidents and other senior leaders in higher education to understand the peculiar hiring cycle to which these presidents and deans are most often subject?
The answer is clear.... Read More
Most importantly, I hope that you and your families and friends are well and staying healthy in these challenging times. Our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones.
Our executive employment law practice is fully functional, with the four... Read More
September again.
No matter how old you are, the end of summer and the approach of Fall call up memories of going back to school, which makes it a good time to review some of our own “ABC’s,” basic principles... Read More
A lengthy article in the Business section of The New York Times of February 11, 2018 recalled -- explicitly in response to the #MeToo movement -- all the turmoil and controversy when, in the early 1980’s, a young woman executive with a... Read More