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Monday Morning Message 5.21.2018: “Summer Reading for Lawyer-Leaders”
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway
“So many books, so little time.” - Frank Zappa
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” -James Baldwin
My mother, Elaine “Boots” Fisher, was a voracious reader. When she died, my family established a special collection in her name of Newbery and Caldecott Medal and Honor children’s books at the Shaker Heights Public Library.
Monday Morning Message 5.14.2018: “Our Turn to Bend Down and Help Pick Someone Up”
“Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” – Nora Ephron
“A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells hundreds of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that individuality is the key to success.” - Robert Orben
“It’s not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.” - Dorothy, The Golden Girls
This past weekend was very special for me both personally and professionally. Saturday was the Cleveland State University Commencement, and I had the rare privilege of proudly handing a diploma to my daughter, Jessica, who graduated with a B.A. in social work.
Monday Morning Message 5.7.2018: “Four Examples Why We Are On The Rise”
“Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.” -Colleen Wilcox
One of the greatest benefits of my position as Dean is working with our outstanding faculty. They not only inspire our students, they inspire me.
Over the next year, I will highlight the work of each of our dedicated professors in my Monday Morning Message. This morning, I am pleased to highlight the work of four of our faculty -Professor Carolyn Broering-Jacobs, Professor Patti Falk, Professor Claire Robinson May, and Professor Milena Sterio.
Monday Morning Message 4.30.2018: “Reflections on a One-Year Anniversary”
"None of us is as smart as all of us." - Ken Blanchard
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb
This week is my one-year anniversary as Dean, and I want to take this opportunity to say thank you. I’ve been overwhelmed by the support I’ve received from the C|M|LAW community over these past two years, first as Interim Dean, and over the past year as Dean. I remain excited and grateful for this unique opportunity.
Monday Morning Message 4.23.2018: “I Couldn't Have Done This Without You”
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” – Socrates
“The best thing about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest thing about being a teacher is that it matters every day.” -Todd Whitaker
We are a law school that is student-centered. That would not be possible without our outstanding Cleveland-Marshall faculty. Our faculty members offer a level of accessibility, support, encouragement, and interaction that many law schools don’t offer.
Monday Morning Message 4.16.2018: “Bridging the Gap Between Law School and the World”
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin
We are a law school that ensures that our students are practice-ready. Our excellent Civil Litigation, Transactional, and Community Advocacy Clinics connect our students with the practice of law in creative ways that allow us to use the city and the courts as our classroom.
There are many examples, but below is just a brief glimpse into last week in our Civil Litigation Clinic.
Last week our students:
Monday Morning Message 4.9.2018: “The Pursuit of Happiness”
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” - Declaration of Independence
"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." -Maya Angelou
Below is another message to those extraordinary individuals who have been admitted to the Fall 2018 Class of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Monday Morning Message 4.2.2018: “Your Choice. Your Next Chapter. Your Life.”
“Choices are the hinges of destiny.” – Edwin Markham
I want to share my email to those very talented individuals who have been admitted to the Fall 2018 Class of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (“C|M|LAW”).
Congratulations! You have met our high standards of admissions; you were chosen from a large, highly competitive pool of applicants because of your unique combination of achievement and potential for success.
Please know that we don’t take your enrollment for granted. We know that you likely have choices between us and other fine law schools.
Monday Morning Message 3.26.2018: “On the Rise”
We are a law school on the rise.
Last week we received great news that C|M|LAW rose 14 places in the U.S. News Rankings, the fourth highest increase among the nation’s 194 full time ABA accredited law schools. Only 3 law schools in the country had a larger increase in national ranking. In addition, our longstanding part-time program ranked first in Ohio. See Cleveland State University C|M|LAW Rises; Case, Akron Drop in U.S. News Law School Rankings
Monday Morning Message 3.19.2018: “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” – Albert Einstein
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin
Tomorrow is the law school version of March Madness- the annual release of the U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings. So this week I am writing both a Monday and a Tuesday Morning Message. Tomorrow I will report on the results, and my prediction is below.