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In a year fraught with news stories about higher education, the abrupt resignation of James Ryan, the President of the University of Virginia (UVA), stood out.

What prompted his resignation—conflict between the President’s more liberal view of where this historic university should... Read More

It is common in the commercial world for executives of large companies to have a coach to assist them through the tasks of upper management. The same has become true in the academic world.

Sophisticated College and University Presidents, as well as... Read More

We recently represented an executive in higher education selected to be a first-time College President. During a thoughtful and productive negotiation, both the School’s counsel and I had to acknowledge that many—and perhaps most—of the legal provisions in the contract which we... Read More

Congratulations and best wishes to our client, Dr. Shantay Bolton, currently Executive Vice President of Administration and Finance and Chief Business Officer at Georgia Tech, on her appointment as the eleventh President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia College Chicago (including its... Read More

Even if you are not a baseball fan, the start of Spring training in late February signals the eventual end of winter on the North American continent.

And the so-called Off Season now ending featured at least one incident which implicated the... Read More

Congratulations to our client, Tyler Casertano, Head of the Haverford School, whose appointment was renewed for an additional five-year term.

We were privileged to represent Mr. Casertano in his contract renewal process.

The turn of the year roughly coincides with the conclusion of organized searches for the new leaders of Colleges, Universities and Independent Secondary Schools. These new Presidents, Chancellors or Heads of School, as the case may be, will start their new employment... Read More

I relish lists of books enjoyed by friends and acquaintances, and it seems that many of my readers do too, hence this annual diversion from commentary on the academic employment law which is the bread and butter of our legal practice.

The... Read More

A young, newly-appointed College President was referred to us for legal representation, and had an initial telephone conversation with me. I could tell that the pressing question on his mind, although never directly expressed, was “I have just been offered an executive... Read More

One unusual feature of the executive employment relationship is that while an employer promises to provide a job for a set term of months or years on pain of having to pay the executive’s compensation, the executive is not obligated to stay... Read More