There a bunch of administrative shakeup going on over at LSU. The most discussed aspect was when LSU managed to find a judge that sided with their decision to pull a professor from class over some lightly seasoned language, but it isn’t the only thing. This wasn’t the best time to get involved in protracted legal battles as the school will be on the lookout for a new General Council very soon.
LSU Reveille has coverage:
LSU general counsel Winston DeCuir stepped down from his post last week, according to a copy of his resignation letter the Louisiana Illuminator obtained Thursday.
DeCuir wrote in his letter to LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott Ballard that his resignation will be effective March 1. He took the job in 2020 and was the first Black attorney to serve as general counsel.
DeCuir will transition into a one-year visiting professorship at LSU Paul M. Hebert Law School, according to a faculty member present at the meeting in which his appointment was approved.
While the resignation was handed in around the time that LSU decided to remove Ken Levy from his class over a couple of F bombs, no clear causal relationship between the backlash and DeCuir’s decision to jump ship has been made public. And while that may have been the last straw, he could just as easily be in the market for a change of pace. Teaching is one hell of a switch-up from reviewing the schools contracts and providing legal advice. Not to mention that law schools could use a few extra hands on deck — the boom in applications could also signal an uptick in student admissions. Best of luck not having to deal with a cohort of students using ChatGPT to skirt past the work they should be doing themselves. While it can be conducive to a learning environment, we’ve also seen our fair share of when keeping it AI goes wrong. Enjoy the classroom! And if LSU’s current legal shenanigans are any indication of how they’ll be acting in the future, they could probably use your legal advice a year from now.
LSU General Counsel Winston DeCuir Steps Down [LSU Reveille]
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