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Left
to
their
own
devices,
universities
probably
just
double
down
on
the
trend
of
being
real
estate
hedge
funds
with
a
degree-minting
side
hustle.
Unfortunately,
they
have
to
respond
to
existential
threats
from
Trump
administration
like
getting
their
accreditation
taken
from
them
or
having
to
fight
in
court
over
billions
of
dollars
in
federal
funding.
As
such,
universities
have
to
move
with
a
bit
more
finesse
and
planning;
NYU
is
commiting
to
that
reality
by
having
Trevor
Morrison
serve
as
their
Chief
Legal
Officer.
Law.com
has
coverage:
New
York
University
has
appointed
Trevor
Morrison,
who
was
dean
of
the
NYU
School
of
Law
from
2013
to
2022,
as
its
first
chief
legal
officer
and
senior
presidential
adviser
for
institutional
policy.
…
In
a
memo
to
senior
leadership,
NYU
President
Linda
Mills
said
Morrison
will
report
to
her
and
will
be
NYU’s
senior-most
legal
strategist,
leading
on
such
issues
as
institutional
integrity,
governance,
ethics,
risk
and
compliance.
You
can
imagine
that
some
of
the
issues
discussed
will
be.
“Do
you
think
Trump
will
threaten
our
ability
to
take
international
students
if
at
least
three
faculty
in
the
Economics
department
don’t
scrounge
up
some
data
on
how
tariffs
are
actually
good
for
the
country?”
and
“If
we
don’t
call
the
police
on
campus
protestors
within
the
first
five
minutes
of
them
erecting
signs,
how
much
federal
funding
will
it
cost
us?”
Best
of
luck
to
Morrison
in
the
new
role.
As
rough
as
it
is
to
balance
integrity
with
the
short-term
shock
of
the
disturbances
the
Trump
administration
can
throw
your
way,
there
is
some
solace
in
knowing
that
Harvard
and
Perkins
Coie
are
better
off
fighting
the
good
fight
than
Columbia
and
the
Yellow-Bellied
Nine
fared
by
caving
in
early.
NYU
Hires
Its
Former
Law
School
Dean
for
Newly
Created
Chief
Legal
Officer
Role
[Law.com]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.