Thursday, December 11, 2003
Wow, real news
Berdahl has picked the new dean for Boalt hall, Christopher Edley. While The Chronicle changed it for their website, in the paper version, the headline reads "Black Appointed Dean of UC Law School." It turns out Edley is a big fan of affirmative action, and if this article is any indication, he is now a beneficiary.
According to the article, there is little to be said about Edley other than that he's black and supports affirmative action. Says Berdahl:
"I chose him because he is absolutely outstanding. He is a leader in issues related to social justice and has written some magnificent books on issues related to affirmative action and is concerned about civil rights and immigration, all of the issues that are important in California and nationally."
That's great. Now, does he have any qualifications that would make him a good dean of the law school? Apparently, the only thing Edley plans to bring to the law school is his pet civil rights research project, and perhaps more blacks. Says one of the excited students:
"We think that he would be a great source of support for diversity. It is important to have a spokesperson who is very knowledgeable about the subject."
I agree. You should hire him as the spokesperson for the Coalition for Diversity, not as dean. The dean is not the spokesperson for the students, he's an administrator for the school.
On the other hand, it doesn't look like Edley's been screwing any of his students, so that's a big plus.
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