WMU associate dean discusses security during Biden's inauguration By: FOX 17 and last updated 2021-01-20 09:15:07-05 WASHINGTON â Michael McDaniel, an associate dean at Western Michigan Universityâs Cooley Law School, explained how security will be beefed up around the U.S. Capitol during President-elect Joe Bidenâs inauguration Wednesday. First, theyâve expanded the perimeter outwards from what they normally do for these types of events, McDaniel said. âThereâs a real abundance of caution there that instead of just isolating the mall area â the White House to the Capitol â they've expanded the perimeter out,â he said.