October 25, 2002

Howard U. Names Former Baltimore Mayor as Law-School Dean; Leadership Dispute Besets New Journalism School at Hampton U.

By JAMILAH EVELYN and SCOTT SMALLWOOD

BY POPULAR CHOICE: He's got name recognition and a Rolodex full of A-list politicians and other movers and shakers. That's one reason Howard University officials this month picked Kurt L. Schmoke, a former mayor of Baltimore, to head the university's law school.

"I think we've really hit a home run with this selection," says H. Patrick Swygert, president of the university and an alumnus of its law school.

Mr. Schmoke, 52, was Baltimore's first elected black mayor. He left office

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