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Duquesne Law Dean Dismissal Follow Up

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Duquesne Law Students are still waiting for a satisfactory reason for the dismissal of (former) Duquesne law dean Don Guter. We reported yesterday that the Dean was given 24 hours to resign, without explanation.

While there has been much speculation about why Guter was asked to leave, none of the rumors have been confirmed.

But rumors and innuendo are not enough for the law student’s association at Duquesne. With one unanimous voice, the Student Government Association asked the administration to explain themselves:

Tonight, during fall finals, upon the voices of about 200 law students pleading for support, the Duquesne Student Government Association (“SGA”), after nearly 3 hours of argument and deliberation, passed a resolution that (1) The SGA strongly objects to President Dougherty’s removal of Dean Guter from Dean of the School of Law, (2) The SGA has NO CONFIDENCE in Charles J. Dougherty’s continuance in the role of the President of Duquesne University.

I can almost see 200 Duquesne law students, all standing on their desks, shouting “Oh Captain my Captain” while an old guy in a tweed jacket shouts “Mr. Guter, leave. Leave at once!”

But to use another memorable movie quote: ATL asks Duquesne law students “Now, what are you prepared to do?” After the jump.


If a vote of no-confidence doesn’t even work for the Canadian Parliament, what can the Duquesne law student community hope to achieve?

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Well, they’re not going to just sit around and make statements:

(4) The SGA Senate directs that the SGA Vice President of Communications, [redacted], deliver, via certified mail, a copy of This Resolution to each voting member of the Duquesne University Board of Directors no later than December 15, 2008, and further directs that all of the members of the SGA Executive Board adopt and pronounce This Resolution as the official position of the SGA on this matter.

Even presidents have bosses and it looks like the Duquesne students are ready to try to go over the President Dougherty’s head.

We might also suggest finding email addresses of high profile Duquesne law alumni.

The kicker to this Duquesne law initiate is great:

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I am finally proud to say, “I am a Duquesne Student”.

Collective action baby! Ride the wave.

Earlier: Duquesne Law Dean Dumped

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