The FAMU College of Law continued to reinvent itself yesterday as the Assoc. Dean of Students, Assoc. Dean of Academic Affairs, one of the legal writing instructors, and the Bar Prep Professor were all left the faculty yesterday.The leagal writing instructor and the bar prep prof were dismissed at the direction of Provost Debra Austin, whom we are told has resigned but is using up all of her leave time and only comes into the office to sign papers every now and then.
Who was dismissed? Do they have a real Dean yet? Or are they still rudderless with that woman at the top? Ammons really needs to boot some of these women figureheads out of office. FAMU is losing ground promoting unqualified women to the top.
ReplyDeleteThat is what I have heard as well. Leaving the qualified speechless. The qualified seem to be mpre refined and less aggressive than what I have observed. This mess needs to be fixed.
ReplyDeleteIf the real story is unearthed all *&&^%%% going to hit the fan.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the real story? Bring it out. If it is swept under the rug, the consequence will be far greater for FAMU and its law school. I hope that the Orlando Sentinel is all over this, personally. We ought to just shut the law school down and start over from scratch.
ReplyDeleteYou need to check your facts.... The Assoc. Deans were not dismissed from the COL ... It was well understood that both deans would leave at the end of the semester. According to the Miami Times earlier this year, one is a Fulbright Fellow and is soon to leave the country. The other was merely on loan from IU. Come on! You need to check the source of this erroneous 4-1-1
ReplyDeleteThanks. So noted and corrected.
ReplyDeleteThe fact remains, however, they are gone from the COL. Right?
Who were the bar prep and legal instructor? Anyone know? Thanks
ReplyDeleteThe Orlando Sentinel has done very little coverage of the law school. Orlando is a political town. There were and are certain people who received and are counting on the personal benefits, financial and otherwise, of having the law school here. The people who are concerned about the education of the students and dare to speak out will pay a price.
ReplyDeleteAll of the mess at the law school lays at the feet of Ammons. He handpicked former dean Luney who hired inepts to run the COL. So it serves that Ammons have the COL at the top of his priority.
ReplyDeleteCan we hear more about the provost? Is she really not long for the position? That would make sense if it is true. She was, after all, Castell's choice, and Castell has been thoroughly discredited. Moreover, I seem to recall the provost was appointed in a way that was not subject to facuty input.
ReplyDeleteAnd what does this mean for the COL? It is no big deal to lose an associate dean of students or a legal writing instructor, because those are a dime a dozen. But the provost is going to be a key player in the selection of the dean.
And what about the dean? There's still a vacancy there, one far more crucial than the ones occasioned by these resignations. There's only an interim dean in place, someone who has spent almost all of her professional career in student services - not a very auspicious set of credentials for a school with the problems and vulnerabilities known to exist at the COL.
It was surprising when the president and the provost failed to choose a dean from among the finalists, because all three had the paper credentials that said they could do the job, and a couple of them made a hit with the faculty. Given that the president and provost who turned them down will both soon be gone, is it possible that the old candidates get a quick look, so we can start getting some progress for the COL? Or is it likely that these people either know too much or have been insulted by their treatment to want to be considered again?
To Anon at 603pm
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that Dr. Ammons has thought long and hard about the selection of a new dean and he will pick the right candidate. There is no need for you to worry. The major issue facing the COL right now is the utter lack of respect that recent graduates have for the school. One would be hard pressed to find even one who is willing to give money back to the school. Why? The primary reason is because of the terrible job we have done in terms of providing student services and the fact that some professors have enlisted students in faculty politics.
To Anon @ 6:20
ReplyDeleteAlumni satisfaction is important. It is well known that several law schools were faced with ABA sanctions because alumni did not donate or give back. Alumni relations are important in getting and keeping ABA backing
To anonymous at 6:20 PM -
ReplyDelete"There is no need for you to worry." What? Are you serious? Do you even read read this blog, ever? What is there that suggests that we should have such confidence in the new president or any administrator around this place?
The COL is not fully accredited, it has only a limited amount of time in which to get accredited, there is instability in the administration at the law school and the university levels, almost zero scholarly activity among the faculty, no permanent dean for two and a half years, and, embedded in the state statute that created the school, a ticking time bomb that rescinds authorization for the school if it is not fully accredited.
Is that not cause to worry? The jury isn't sust still out on what Ammons will do to fix things. It hasn't even heard the case. Let's see what he does, but let's not watch with blind confidence. he hasn't shown that he deserves it.
The major issue facing the school right now is the judgment of the faculty and the instability in the office of the dean. It's not the alumni.
Alumni, current students and anyone who cares about FAMU should be very worried about the law school AND FAMU. The powers that be had no intention of seeing the doors open for much longer. What has gone on at the law school is a systemic, yet subtle, dismantling. Instead of Tallahassee saying you can't do something (bar prep or course approval or some other function that would improve the prestige and success of the school), they simply didn't provide the funds. This is much like what was done in old time racism when they would say things like "you could sit by us, but it just so happens that there's no room for you." It is sad that we sat by and watched while we let them put our own kind in place to rape to coffers for their personal gain and destroy our school. Most politicians never support the school and would be happy to see the "negro" destroy itself once again...just as the planned and hoped.
ReplyDeleteDa Rattler-- We hear you: dismissed, gone, banished, vanished, pink-slipped, kicked to the curb, disappeared booted, resigned, picked on and picked out. Whatever. The bottom line, as you state, is that they are G-O-N-E. Folks can call it what they wanna, but whatever their status is: they ain' up in there no more. And that can only be a good thing.
ReplyDeleteDa Rattler-- We hear you: dismissed, gone, banished, vanished, pink-slipped, kicked to the curb, disappeared booted, resigned, picked on and picked out. Whatever. The bottom line, as you state, is that they are G-O-N-E. Folks can call it what they wanna, but whatever their status is: they ain' up in there no more. And that can only be a good thing.
ReplyDeleteok so it is the white man's fault that the law school is doing well? did the white man hire shirley cunningham jr.? where is the courage to accept responsibility for famu's devasting decline?
ReplyDeleteshall ya'lls memory be refreshed?
A messy dispute over an endowed chair at Florida A&M University has devolved into full-blown finger pointing.
The suspended law school dean is blaming former FAMU presidents.
The presidents say it's not their fault.
Even the interim president is coming under fire.
At the center of the latest FAMU scandal is Kentucky lawyer Shirley Cunningham Jr., who donated $1-million for an endowed chair, then was appointed to the chair, complete with a $100,000-a-year salary.
Interim FAMU President Castell Bryant put law school dean Percy Luney Jr. on leave last week, days after the St. Petersburg Times revealed the unusual arrangement and her decision to fire Cunningham. Bryant did not offer much explanation, saying only that her decision on Luney involved a university payroll audit.
Luney has since mounted a vigorous defense.
His take: FAMU's past presidents told him to do it.
In a letter to FAMU's Board of Trustees, Luney said former FAMU presidents Frederick Humphries and Fred Gainous made crucial decisions regarding Cunningham's appointment.
"My attempts to facilitate a different donor relationship were overruled," he wrote.
Contrary to custom for other endowed chairs, Cunningham's position required no teaching or research. Instead, according to FAMU documents, he and Luney agreed on a half-dozen projects, including developing a bar exam prep program, raising funds for scholarships and working toward establishment of an agricultural law center.
Cunningham's contract began in August 2003.
In October 2001, Luney said Humphries forwarded him a letter from Cunningham's accountant that confirmed the lawyer's pledge of $1-million and his anticipation of a three-year contract.
Two weeks later, Luney wrote back. The law school's greatest need is for scholarships, he said, and an endowed chair is "somewhat premature" for a fledgling law school.
Then, according to Luney, Humphries called.
The president said "the gift would be in the form of an endowed chair and that I should discontinue further conversation regarding the form of the gift," Luney wrote.
Later, Humphries' successor, Gainous, supported Cunningham's wish not to teach and not be at the school on a daily basis, Luney wrote.
In Monday's Orlando Sentinel , the former presidents disputed Luney's account.
"There was no quid pro quo," Humphries said.
The chair details were "completed prior to my employment," Gainous said.
Whether Cunningham did any work remains in dispute.
Bryant, the interim president, said he didn't. Luney declined to comment.
His lawyer, Tony Suarez, said Monday that Luney and Cunningham had some discussions about the chair's agreed-upon projects, but it's not clear how far Cunningham had progressed. Suarez said as far as he knows, Cunningham did not complete an annual report summing up his activities as chair, as required by FAMU policy.
On Monday, FAMU officials could not locate any such report.
In a written statement, Cunningham said "the work is being delivered in various states or is in various stages of development."
The statement also said it was Humphries who suggested Cunningham fill the chair and help the law school with fundraising and program development.
Reached by phone Monday, Cunningham declined to offer details.
Both he and Luney have taken aim at Bryant.
Suarez said Bryant never talked to Luney about the disputed chair. If she had simply told him the law school needed a fresh start, he would have quietly resigned, he said.
Instead, Suarez said, she started "an open food fight which really wasn't necessary."
Rep. David Mealor, R-Lake Mary, also questioned Bryant's decision.
"She's been very tenacious" in dealing with FAMU's recent troubles, said Mealor, a Luney supporter who heads the House Colleges and Universities Committee. But in this case, "maybe it would have been good to be more deliberative."
Attempts to reach Bryant through a FAMU spokeswoman were unsuccessful Monday.
Meanwhile, her tenure isn't getting any easier.
On Friday, she put another administrator, a financial officer, on leave, this time after news reports revealed he and three others had been indicted for creating fictitious loans at a credit union and transferring money to their personal accounts.
Don't forget to vote for the RATTLERS! We're still behind...
ReplyDeleteVoting ends May 11th.
http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10166197
Regarding the Law School, Dean Luney and other issues at the Law School, many students were vocal, many supported Dean Luney (or at least did not support how the situation was handled), but they were ignored. Many of the issues which are now present were there all along and students complained. They were ignored. It is the reason why alumni is not donating money. First, there has been no accountability. Second, no one puts any money into something that has ignored them. Last, there needs to be a clean sweep of the ones who were actively involved AND the ones who sat and watched it happen.
ReplyDeleteForgive the obvious question, but what are we at FAMU doing running a law school that far away?
ReplyDeleteWe need to focus on getting things done across campus, not across the state.
^^^ The same thing we are doing ^^^
ReplyDeleterunning a Pharmacy program in Miami for the past 20 years!
Educating folks!
What a shame! What an embarassment!
ReplyDeleteGiven a chance to establish a place to train African-American lawyers. The small minded "negros" who make the important decisions at FAMU/COL have choosen instead to try and further their own agendas or sink to the depths of waging personal vendettas on each other at the expense of the school and its students.
The "caucasians" must be yucking it up at the impotent "negros" who are
at the helm of this sinking ship.
By the way, the person most able to keep us afloat and guide the COL to some measure of respectability (Dean Friends)is not longer there.
I heard from reliable sources three years ago that "agent provocators"('a la the types that betrayed the Black Panther Party)were sent to the COL in the form of administrators and faculty to pave the way for UCF's takeover of the COL. All that needs to be done is to remove the FAMU logo out front and replace it with Pegasus (UCF's mascot).
W.E.B. DuBouis, Martin, Malcom, Benjamin Mays, Marcus Garvey Etc. are rolling in their graves at the spectacle that is the FAMU soap opera.
I will and could never, in three life times, achieve one tenth of the accomplishments of these great leaders of our race, but I am compelled to ask in their stead "WHERE IS THE PRIDE"?
With fewer obstacles to impede there success, they have choosen instead to become obstructions to the progress of our people.
How can these folks sleep at night knowing that they have set the race back 100+ years. They go about their task of undermining the race on a daily basis,and at the end of the repesent themselves
as persons furthering the cause. Then at night they drift off to a sound sleep.
But my hope is that one day these so-called "leaders" will have to face the leaders of the past and be compelled to give explainations for their betrayal.
It would certainly be poetic justice to have their souls
tormented for eternity for having squandered an opportunity to further the race in the manner that they have.
Either way they WILL have to face their maker, if not their legacies.
SAD! SAD! SAD! Poor FAMU/COL Negros leaders! You can not hide from history and when the history is written, yours will be a lagacy of betrayal!
They need to get rid of than incompetent intermin Dean, who Austin and Castell appointed. She is their legacy. Clean house.
ReplyDeleteAnon @ 10:45 are you some Nate Friends Fanatic or something? Or are you one of his girlfriends on the faculty ... Are you the one with the grammar deficiency who heads the Legal Writing Dept? ... Come on .... And obviously YOU TOO AREN'T THINKING about the best interests of the COL. Your writing betrays you. You are one of those "transplants" who don't have a clue about FAMU COL or its great history. Why cite MLK, Marcus Garvey, and Malcolm when greatness like Gwen Cherry, Leander Shaw, and Jessie McCrary are the cornerstones of FAMU COL? You don't know who they are huh? I figured that. The COL is sinking because the faculty and staff there make no effort to even learn about the legacy that they were hired to uphold. It is a shame that the law fraternity sought to name its chapter after a prominent alumni and NOT A ONE of you (Anon @ 10:45 must be one of the inept so-called professors running around) knew the person of Gwen Cherry or anybody else for that matter. That's pathetic. None of you have passion for what you're doing. You're just there to get a check. you have opportunity to make a difference in the entire legal community, but you only sit and bicker and wonder what the other person's paycheck says.
ReplyDeleteOne of those previous comments reminded me of a "Planet of the Apes" episode. LOL I am so old. I bet no one else remembers those dumb movies.
ReplyDeleteGet real, folks. This is not a black law school, it's not even FAMU's law school. It's a law school of the state university system, paid for by Florida taxpayers.
ReplyDeleteUnless FAMU runs it well, it will be turned over to someone who can.
It's time to put up or shut up. Make a go of the law school, or watch while someone else does it.
The bar prep was Rudolph, and the legal writing prof was Johnson.
ReplyDeleteThe COL has lost an amazing prof today. Johnson was the most caring prof there. She and her family are FAMU alumni, and care greatly about the success of the COL. She has always made her self available to her students, and unlike the head of the legal writing department (Dawson), Johnson can actually speak and wrtie properly.
I truly hope Ammons cleans up and does so quickly. Witherspoon and the provost are best friends, so we must not forget about the politics that come into play here.
I also hope that everyone would keep in mind that not all 'caucasians' want to see the COL fail, as they make up some 17% of the law school.
Also Ammons was a big proponent of having the COL operate seperately from main campus, so God willing he will clean house and get this done asap.
Having experienced CoL first-hand, I can tell you that the CIA and the FBI together could not plan and implement a better operation to undermine the success of the CoL than that which has been underfoot since CB's arrival and fully participated in, either through action or the inaction of those "in the know."
ReplyDeleteIt boggles the mind(and is the most disturbing element to the disgraceful mismanagement)that not one "law professor" has spoken out publicly against the FAMU CoL administration and their continued perpetuation of negative the sterotypes most typically associated with African-Americans, nevermind speaking out about and against the adminstrators illegal, unethical, and immoral conduct.
Two, of many, of the accrediation conditions the ABA placed upon the CoL was to RECRUIT senior and seasoned faculty members and to implement an acedemic support program to INCREASE bar passage rates!
So, who does the mental giant(Witherspoon)decide to do... get rid of the only individual who not only truly cares about students (who spends as many hours as required/requested explaining the law to students), who happens to be a walking law enclyclopedia, has 30+ years experience in teaching, and who had designed and was ready to implement a full-scale bar prep support program--Professor Ruldoph. Witherspoon does this with not even so much as a "kiss" first.
FAMU, through its incestious actions, has created such a shallow gene pool that irrational, illogical, and unreasonable decisions have become the expected norm, not the exception.
And, if you remove the race factor, there is not another university that would get away with such wide-spread public incompetence.
The mere fact that the off-her-meds-every-other-day-bi-polar, malicious, antagonistic, quitting-every-other-day-can't-wait-until-UCF-gets-the-law school (her words)"registrar" (not even qualified for this position) Washington has not yet been fired is the clearest indication that administration has NO interest whatsoever in seeing the law school succeed never mind the desire for any of its students to succeed.
Washington runs around talking about how she "aint gonna do" whatever she's been told to do at the time, because she'll "go straigt to the president (bryant) because bryant is a friend of her family's.
The university-wide incest continues to keep the gene pool shallow and if no outside blood is brought in it will be what brings the univeristy and the col to its knees.
Those who care about the ramifications of what losing "this" law school "really" means, should stop keeping the "family secret" and shed some well needed and long over-due light on what has been allowed to continue without consequence.
Good does prevail over evil, it just takes time, tenacity, and courage!
Having experienced CoL first-hand, I can tell you that the CIA and the FBI together could not plan and implement a better operation to undermine the success of the CoL than that which has been underfoot since CB's arrival and fully participated in, either through action or the inaction of those "in the know."
ReplyDeleteYou must be one of those who aren't "in the know." Why backstab Witherspoon because FAMU overlooked you for one of the coveted administrative positions. CB'S ARRIVAL DID NOT CREATE THE MESS AT THE COL. That was Luney's doing. The culture of the law school is like a bunch of crab -iggers in a barrel. Everyone pulling the other down.
The off-her-meds-every-other-day-bi-polar, malicious, antagonistic, problem is not Ms. Washington, but the Grand Diva of the law school and the other so-called "Senior Faculty" with have questionable legal & academic credentials are the problem. They were hired with the same messy Looney Luney mentality of false importance. No wonder they never did anything in the real world
Anon @ 12:08. Dear Madam,I think you may have missed the point in my 10:45 blog on 5/11.
ReplyDeleteI meant only to illustrate the fact that MLK, MX, MMG, etc. had many more obstcles to overcome than the so-called "leaders" and recent former "leaders" at FAMU/COL. Yet, the latter have provided their own impediments to the progress of the school.
But I refuse to engage a personal attack, because I know that you are highly educated and hold a least a JD and quite probably a LLM.
Still, I must respectfully disagree with your premise that the COL "is sinking because they make no effort to even learn about the legacy they were hired to uphold".
As I mentioned, the COL is sinking because many of the administrators, faculty and staff are engaged in personal vendattas
and are setting their own agendas at the expense of the COL and its students.
I would never presume to minimize the achievements of Ms. Cherry, Justice Shaw, and Mr. McCrary, all great Famuans who have shown the greatness this is FAMU.
But, they have not make the ultimate sacrifice made by the aformentioned NATIONAL leaders of our race. As you know MLK and MX were killed, MMG was broken by the US government and deported. They knew that to "rock the boat" was to risk these results, yet they proceeded to do what was needed.
FYI: My great Aunt was a 1925 grad. of FAMC, my father was a professor at FAMU in the 1960's, my uncle is included in the "Wall of Fame" displayed in the General Education building on campas and was an "All American" football player at FAMU in the 1950's. My cousin is a graduate of the SBI program in the 1980's. I have two degrees from FAMU and my wife and I
have two children who are currently enrolled at FAMU. I think I can hardly be categorized as a "transplant" who does not have a clue about FAMU.
Dean Friends may be flawed, as we all are. It has even been alleged that MLK had a grilfriend or two, but that in no way compromised his massage, his ability to lead nor does it diminishe his efforts and his sacriface.
I urge you to contiune to train your law students to be good representatives of FAMU. I think we both want the best for the COL and the University.
Happy Mothers Day and I await any response you may have. Peace!
Get rid of Witherspoon. She is olnly there because of the Provost and she has consistently shown herself incompetent to be a Dean. Hire a new Dean to come in and clean house ASAP, and allow them to hire the new faculty for FAMU. End this incestuous law school administration and faculty ASAP!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as if the law school is a snake pit and the ABA must know this. The best thing Ammons could do is terminate everyone in the administration and start over. We need to build the confidence of trhe ABA and potential students. The current interim administration is a Casthell legacy and needs to be put out on the streets.
ReplyDeleteBar prep WAS Professor Rudolph?
ReplyDeleteGo find: Central Florida's most successful non-profit LSAT prep and Bar review Service for over 28 years.
Guess who teaches Bar prep there?
What a major loss for the COL.
Do you even have a "registrar"?
ReplyDeleteThey do not answer the phone or return messages.
When I inquired via email, I received this two weeks ago:
From: FAMU College of Law Admissions [mailto:famulaw.admissions@famu.edu]
Subject: RE: Application Status
The Committee made a decision on you file. You will a letter in the mail soon.
Still no answer from the FAMU "registrar". No wonder FAMU COL is is such deep trouble.
"The off-her-meds-every-other-day-bi-polar, malicious, antagonistic, problem is not Ms. Washington......"
ReplyDeleteOh YES Ms. Washington is a BIG part of the problem. She is moody, malicious, won't do anything more then she has too, whines and is never around She has her croonies (a former law school student - guess he couldn't get a job) doing most of her work so she dosn't have to. You can't get email responses or a human on the phone! I wonder what her credntials made her qualified for the job?
I'm a faculty member at FAMU's main campus in Tallahassee and don't know any of the professors at the COL. Can someone please list the names of the professors who have been steadily mentioned here and list what their jobs are?
ReplyDeleteTo the person that made this comment:
ReplyDelete"The off-her-meds-every-other-day-bi-polar, malicious, antagonistic, problem is not Ms. Washington......"
Let's not judge others. Can we be sure that you do not suffer from these same symptoms? It is so amazing that everyone has so much to say about the COL faculty and staff, but your ass are still at the school.. The way I see it if you do not want to be at the school GET ON, KICK ROCKS, MAKE LIKE A TREE AND LEAVE!
There are some things that should be fixed at the COL and the main campus but if you are not assisting with problem do not create a new one. Stopping blaming every little thing you do not like on someone else...Take some inventory of yourself!
It does not help any to run to the media when something does not go your way but when it is fixed you refuse to mention of the GOOD that has been done!
People get it together, get a life and quite belittling others! IF YOU DO NOT LIKE COL TAKE YOUR STUPID ASS ON AND APPLY TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WOULD NOT ACCEPT YOU!
For: SICK OF THIS CRAP said...
ReplyDeleteIF YOU DO NOT LIKE COL TAKE YOUR STUPID ASS ON AND APPLY TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WOULD NOT ACCEPT YOU
FYI some of us read this blog to determine if we WANT to attend FAMU COL. Personally, I would like to attend FAMU and stay in this area. (against advise). Fortunately, I have been accepted elsewhere as well. So I do have a choice.
The people I feel sorry for are the students that FAMU is their only option.
Most Law Schools actively recruit students, they certainly answer the phone or return emails.(and they don't read like Yoda wrote them)
If you think it is any different than described, call: 407-254-FAMU (3268) and find out yourself.
To Anonymous's response to sick of this crap....That comment was intended for persons who already attend the COL so....I suggest you infer what was being said before you decide to make random comments!
ReplyDeleteSecondly, I have not had the experience that others have had. When I sit down or call to speak with any person at the COL I not only talk to them but get some solution! As for the emails they do not seem yoda=istic to me but that could be my experience....Stop being so quick to judge and know that every school has their problems but WE are the only one who are so quick to put OUR business in the streets. If we quit trying to please the "other man" we might actually do each other some good! So if you want to attend FAMU COL then do so...I LOVE IT! IF you do not, then like I said GET ON, KICK ROCKS, MAKE LIKE A TREE AND LEAVE!
And if you all were so outraged then all of you would not be ANONYMOUS..I guess it is the throw a rock and hide your hand syndrome!
What is going to happen to the Bar Prep Program. Is Rudolph going to be replaced? What sort of person is qualified or has as much knowledge of Bar Preparation? Why wasn't anyone consulted before dismantling this program? these are question for Dean Witherspoon.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that 10:59 p.m. is off her meds again. Regardless of who wrote that message, I need not make formal my response as the phrases articulated by 10:59, such as:
ReplyDelete"...but your ass are still at the school;"
"IF YOU DO NOT LIKE COL TAKE YOUR STUPID ASS ON AND APPLY TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WOULD NOT ACCEPT YOU!"
As disappointing as it is to point out... your command of the English language (or lack thereof), both substantively and grammatically, is indicative of the level of incompetence which exists within CoL's admin; along with the "like or leave it" philosphy, including the your view that the CoL only enrolls students who are substandard or are otherwise unable to gain admission to any other law school.
It is just this type of backward thinking which permeates throughout the CoL resulting wounds that may never heal; and surely will not be forgotten.
Once we all stop keeping the "FAMily's dirty 'little' secrets" can the healing begin...
TO: 5/17 at 12:53 a.m.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the bar prep as I've known it, is NO MORE!
And, no, there are no plans for any other bar prep substitution--which actually is a good thing because it doesn't get any better than RUDOLPH and I'm sure that I am not alone when I say: I want to take the Bar ONE TIME, so I won't be looking for help from whom ever the Genius Witherspoon "appoints" (if anyone) in Rudolph's stead.
BTW: Yet another example of the determined undermining of the CoL's credibility. (Note: Subsequent to thier last visit, the ABA "specifically" commended the CoL for retaining RUDOLPH and "suggested" that the CoL do whatever it takes to keep him!!!)
No, not kidding...
TO: 5/10 at 4:26 p.m.
ReplyDeleteYou need to check YOUR facts, or at least state them in the correct context--unless, of course, you intend to misrepresent, mislead, and hoodwink those reading your message... hmmmm...
If the bar prep person was so good, why were the bar results so bad? They COL needs to start afresh and get someone in who can motivate the less motivated students to increase the bar passage rate.
ReplyDeleteTo the Anons @ 4:00 a.m. why are you up so early with so much foolishness? Get a life! Better yet- why not make better use of your early morning hours and do some research on a substantive legal matter and get some publishing done?
ReplyDeleteTO: 5/17 at 9:53 a.m.
ReplyDeleteFall 2006 was the first time the bar class was offered and only around 13 students were enrolled, none of who sat for the February 2007 bar exam.
FAMU COL continues to bypass top quality professors from top level law schools - guess its jealousy or fear of being shown up. Don't know why, really, but its crazy not to want to hire professors from schools that are actually accredited.
ReplyDeleteRudolph left? Ahh shooot! No more tales from the crypt keeper?
ReplyDelete