From a Des Moines Register interview with University of Iowa President Sally Mason:

Q:  I am an Iowa College of Law alum, and I am concerned about the path the school has taken the past few years, dropping out of the top 25 rankings and losing key members of the faculty. There is a golden opportunity to hire a new dean, but more has to be done. Can you share your views on the future of the law school?

Mason: The latest rankings, I believe, have us placed at No. 26 overall and ninth among public universities. But I believe we can, must and will do better. Hiring the new dean will provide a great start to a process that will include rebuilding a strong faculty and setting priorities that will build on and expand the existing and traditional strengths of our law school.

(Hat Tip: Law School Headlines.)