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Faculty disapproves Acosta's bid for FIU deanship

The FIU College of Law faculty recommended that the university not offer the deanship to U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta, reports the DBR. (The on-line article is apparently available only with a paid subscription so I can't link to it.) The faculty endorsed two candidates, Beto Juarez, dean of the DU Sturm College of Law?a fantastic place to spend spring semester teaching criminal procedure and skiing?and Joel Friedman, a Tulane Law professor. The recommendations are not binding on the FIU president and provost but traditionally are seriously considered.

Full post as published by Southern District of Florida on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).