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29 Penn St. Int'l L. Rev. 113 (2010-2011)
The Role of a Law School Dean: Balancing a Variety of Roles and Interests - The American University Washington College of Law Experience

handle is hein.journals/psilr29 and id is 115 raw text is: The Role of a Law School Dean: Balancing a Variety of Roles and Interests. The American University Washington College of Law Experience Claudio Grossman' Table of Contents INTRODUCTION: LEADERSHIP AS A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS............ 113 THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBALIZED CURRICULA......... 114 IMPORTANCE OF ACHIEVING DIVERSITY IN THE STUDENT BODY........ 115 A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO EDUCATION ........ ...... 116 THE ROLE OF SCHOLARSHIP IN FULFILLING A LAW SCHOOL'S MISSION .......................................... 116 CREATIVE THINKING IN A XXI CENTURY LAW SCHOOL...................... 117 PROMOTING PUBLIC SERVICE .......................... ..... 118 CONCLUSIONS ..................................... ...... 119 INTRODUCTION: LEADERSHIP AS A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS Law-school deans must constantly balance a variety of roles and interests in fulfilling our leadership function. We must represent our institution as a whole while developing new initiatives and facilitating decision-making and, at the same time, open up opportunities for all community members to shape our school. Listening is an essential skill, as is soliciting and carefully considering advice. In my opinion, leadership is a participatory process that greatly benefits from the input of the community, with the recognition that occasional circumstances 1. Claudio Grossman is Professor of Law and Dean of American University Washington College of Law, where he is the Raymond Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law. 113

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