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Education

Mar. 15, 2016

Tenure a sticking point between UC Berkeley School of Law and resigned dean

Sujit Choudhry has resigned his leadership position, but remains on faculty thanks to a common hiring practice in academia.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Calls for a clean break between UC Berkeley School of Law and its former dean, Sujit Choudhry, have been loud and clear since a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed last week.

Choudhry has resigned his leadership position, but remains on the faculty thanks to a common hiring practice in academia.

He had been granted tenure when he was announced as the law school's d...

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