August 10, 2007

Oberlin Hires a General Counsel as College President

By PAUL FAIN

Marvin Krislov, to president of Oberlin College, from vice president and general counsel of the University of Michigan

Eyebrows were raised in academe when Oberlin hired Mr. Krislov as its new president in May.

The curiosity about Mr. Krislov's selection wasn't due to a lack of visibility on his part. At Michigan he led the university's defense of its policies in landmark cases on the constitutionality of affirmative action in admissions. It

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