Law school dean changes usually occasion a LinkedIn update, but the change in command at LSU was a little more complicated. For publicly unspecified reasons, LSU asked then law school dean Alena Allen to step down from her position.
After an alleged attempt at being forced out of her job, Allen responded with a suit alleging a laundry list of things done wrong: whistleblower retaliation, gender and racial discrimination, and violations of school policies. This wouldn’t have been the only time that LSU decided to go against policy to suddenly switch up on their employees — their treatment toward Ken Levy ended up in a back and forth legal battle for him to get back in the classroom. However, Allen’s issues with the school seem to have resolved much quicker. Law.com has details on the settlement:
Allen, who was allegedly forced out of the deanship in late August, reached a settlement with LSU over her removal from the role last week, Allen’s lawyer, Allison Jones, of counsel with Downer, Jones, Marino & Wilhite in Shreveport[.]
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On Sept. 12, the day the settlement was reached, LSU announced that Allen’s last day as dean would be Sept. 19, and she would be transitioning to a full-time faculty role.Allen told Law.com she is now the Dale E. Bennett Professor of Law at LSU Law and will be taking a research leave during the calendar year 2026.
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In addition to whatever money was negotiated behind closed doors, teaching with distinction and a year off to do research still sounds like a pretty sweet deal. Best of luck to Allen and whatever “new direction” LSU plans to go off in.
Outgoing LSU Law Dean Reaches Settlement With University Following Removal From Position [Law.com]
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