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Tulane Lays Off 235 Faculty in Wake of Katrina

December 9, 2005

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Tulane University has announced that it will lay off 230 faculty members — 65 of them tenured, and 180 of whom are in the medical school.

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Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

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4 responses to “Tulane Lays Off 235 Faculty in Wake of Katrina”

Objective Justice

December 9, 2005

6-10) Federalists, Lost Liberty, Tulane, Taliban, Bush Ratings

8) TaxProf Blog informs us that Tulane is in worse shape than we imagined. Laying off 235 faculty has to hurt morale.

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Objective Justice

December 9, 2005

6-10) Federalists, Lost Liberty, Tulane, Taliban, Bush Ratings

8) TaxProf Blog informs us that Tulane is in worse shape than we imagined. Laying off 235 faculty has to hurt morale.

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Objective Justice

December 9, 2005

6-10) Federalists, Lost Liberty, Tulane, Taliban, Bush Ratings

8) TaxProf Blog informs us that Tulane is in worse shape than we imagined. Laying off 235 faculty has to hurt morale.

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Robert Schwartz

December 9, 2005

They seem to have shut down most of their engineering programs.

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