Nimmer is new dean of U. of Houston
I have accepted the interim deanship at the University of Houston Law Center. I am eleated at the opportunity this creates. With the help of others, this will be an exciting time. I attach my first thoughts.
Today marks the first day of my deanship -- and I want to use the occasion to share my view of the road ahead, and the work that it will entail. I will tell you what I told Provost Foss: the UH Law Center is on the cusp of great achievement.
This is a great school with great resources in people, including students and faculty. We are gifted with an outstanding faculty and student body, as well as institutes of Health Law & Policy and Intellectual Property & Information Law that hold international prominence. We will continue to excel.
In short, we have the raw material and the resolve to push this school into the higher ranks of the nation's top law schools. My friend and predecessor Nancy Rapoport believed very deeply in the potential of our school, and I am honored to follow her as dean and to continue expanding on the initiatives she pursued.
Every dean has their own distinctive approach. Here's what you can expect from me. I am pragmatic, oriented to understanding and explicating the role of law and lawyers in society, and I am committed to continuing to making this Law Center among the best in academia as well as a major factor in the practical practice of law. I am committed to action and achievement. I applaud people who target goals--and invest the necessary work to achieve them. I believe in allowing our highly skilled faculty, administrators and students to maneuver and achieve.
Those are the simple rules, and I have no doubts about our eventual success. Our advocacy teams routinely score national and international wins. Our faculty are making extraordinary contributions. Our Health Law Institute is the top program in the country. Our Intellectual Property and Information Law is among the best in the world. We have nationally famous programs in criminal justice and consumer protection law.
Congradulations Dean (yes, they changed your first name) Nimmer. UH Law center could not have made a better choice.
Full marks to the provost (or whomever) for sound judgment.
congratulations ray!
as a colleague of ray's, let me say to the rest of the UH community that you have made an excellent selection and i look forward to watching your school soar.
Congratulations, Ray. Best wishes in your new responsibilities.
Tom
Dear Professor Nimmer: Congratulations for making dean from Hamburg/Germany (the residence of the US-Soccer team!)
Klaus
