WMU Cooley associate dean predicts inauguration security will be 'easier' than past years By: FOX 17 and last updated 2021-01-20 09:39:55-05 WASHINGTON â Michael McDaniel, associate dean at Western Michigan Universityâs Cooley Law School, says in many ways security will be easier during Biden and Harrisâ inauguration Wednesday. Thatâs because the crowd will be so much smaller than in past years and there wonât be the usual extensive list of events â like multiple balls and parties â Wednesday night. But the events of Jan. 6, when rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol, are still on many peopleâs minds.