Patricia Whitely, Aileen Ugalde named senior vice presidents
Pat Whitely, left, and Aileen Ugalde.
By Robert C. Jones Jr.
02-04-2021 Patricia Whitely, Aileen Ugalde named senior vice presidents By Robert C. Jones Jr.
02-04-2021
The two have led their respective units, Student Affairs and the Office of the General Counsel, to new heights during their long years of service to the University.
Two longtime University of Miami leaders renowned in their fields, Patricia A. Whitely and Aileen Ugalde, started at the University of Miami during different eras the former in the 1980s, when new computer technologies emerged and something called MTV reshaped pop culture, and the latter in the 1990s, the decade that saw the Soviet Union fall and the advent of the internet.
Shahrzad Emami Joins MIAMI Realtors as Chief Legal Counsel
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The MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) has named Shahrzad Emami Chief Legal Counsel. With more than 52,000 total members, MIAMI is the largest local Realtor Association in the nation, has the fourth largest MLS nationally, the fifth largest commercial association, and more than 220 global partners worldwide.
MIAMI Realtors Chief Legal Counsel Shahrzad Emami
“My passion and career focus has always been real estate MIAMI (PRWEB) February 02, 2021 The MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) has named Shahrzad Emami Chief Legal Counsel. With more than 52,000 total members, MIAMI is the largest local Realtor Association in the nation, has the fourth largest MLS nationally, the fifth largest commercial association, and more than 220 global partners worldwide.
An extraordinary life
01-26-2021
01-26-2021
The beginning of each chapter in Sue Cobb’s latest memoir,
, begins with an inspirational quote. Her favorite, by Anais Nin, starts at the beginning of Chapter 1: “Life shrinks and expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
“This quote conveys a life lesson that I tried to communicate throughout the book,” said Cobb via Zoom from her home in South Florida. “Many opportunities come along in life and they all carry some type of risk, so it’s all about analyzing the risks and being willing and able to say ‘yes’.”
Her latest book shares the rags-to-riches story of a woman who grew up on a small farm in California and who boldly said “yes” to many opportunities that came her way.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
COVID Threatens To Kill Kansas Tenure
A warning to professors from legal eagles, the pandemic and ensuing cash crunch might help politicos target so many progressive profs throughout the state.
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William H. Widen, Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law, in Coral Gables, Florida discusses the emerging issues with tenure and employment contracts. The Kansas Board of Regents recently voted to endorse a policy making it easier to terminate tenured faculty members.
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The Kansas Board of Regents to endorse a policy making it easier to terminate tenured faculty members. Under existing policy,
a Kansas state university first must recognize a “financial exigency.” If implemented, under the new policy a university could reduce tenured faculty positions without that declaration. This would make termination of a tenured faculty member easier, arguably changing contracts of employment represented by tenure.
This proposed change raises an interesting question under the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution.
Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 provides in relevant part: “No State shall . . . pass any . . . Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts . . .” This clause applies to state laws (not federal), and “Law” does not include court decisions. Thus, a court might give relief by excusing or changing performance due under a contract based on doctrines of excuse such as impossibility, impracticability or frustration of purp