January 14, 2005

Berkeley Law Dean Calls for Partial Privatization of His School

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

Frustrated with the level of public financing for his institution, the new dean of the University of California at Berkeley's law school says he would like to partly privatize the school to allow it to raise more money and to control how that money is spent.

"In the sharply competitive world of top law schools, leadership requires continuing investments that the State of California has been unwilling to make," said Christopher F. Edley Jr., who took over as dean of the Boalt Hall

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