You may recall that, last week, I mentioned that, in an incredibly snarky move, the Dean of the University of Toledo College of Law's contract was not renewed. (Here's the original post.)

The Powers That Be @UT said they would be appointing an interim dean. And in fact, they have, at the College of Arts and Sciences, whose dean was deposed in a similarly dastardly manner.

So, what's up with not having an interim dean at UT law yet? Well, the comments on this page (which also has some additional information on what went on) suggest what I've been suspecting: The faculty at UT Law (from whom an interim dean is usually chosen) is, in a show of solidarity with Closius, refusing to help the administration out by not putting in an interim dean.

And it now appears we're having problems attracting interim deans from OTHER schools. They're saying, you treated the other guy this way, we're not coming here.

In other words, when next Saturday rolls around, the College of Law will have no dean and no associate dean.

Rather than writing boneheaded editorials such as this one (which were effectively rebutted by two excellent letters to the editor), the Blade ought to be asking: Is it really worth having a rudderless law school because of the provost's personal preferences?

Perhaps we should take up a collection to send Provost Alan Goodridge some Dale Carnegie books, before he singlehandedly dismantles the entire university. Just a thought.