Lawyers Leading Higher Education:
Book Talk with Patricia E. Salkin ’88
MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
PROGRAM: 4:30 PM
BOOK SIGNING AND RECEPTION: 6:00 PM
DEAN ALEXANDER MOOT COURT ROOM (DAMC)
Join the Women’s Leadership Initiative, the Government Law Center, and author Patricia E. Salkin ’88 to celebrate the publication of the new book, May It Please the Campus: Lawyers Leading Higher Education.
Dr. Salkin will join Jeffrey Schanz, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Chief of Staff at Albany Law School, to discuss the book, which traces the history of lawyers serving as college campus leaders from the 1700s to present.
This free event is open to the public and includes a book signing and reception in the East Foyer.
Purchase the Book
Special Event Purchase: SOLD OUT
Via Academic Studies Press
Click here to purchase the book via Academic Studies Press.
About the Book
May It Please the Campus: Lawyers Leading Higher Education is a groundbreaking study on the important and little-known role that lawyers have played as leaders in higher education.
The book traces the history of lawyer campus presidents from the 1700s to present, exploring dozens of topics such as: where lawyer presidents went to law school; the percentage of lawyer presidents serving at public, private, community, HBCUs, and religiously affiliated institutions; geographic concentrations of campuses led by lawyers, women lawyer presidents, pathways to the presidency for lawyers, commonalities in backgrounds, and more. The author explores reasons for an exponential increase in lawyers serving as campus leaders by examining the growth of legal education and myriad legal and regulatory issues confronting higher education.
About Patricia E. Salkin
Patricia E. Salkin, J.D., Ph.D., ’88 is the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of the Graduate and Professional Division of Touro University. She is the former Dean of the Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and previously served as Associate Dean, Director of the Government Law Center, and the Raymond & Ella Smith Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School.
At Albany Law, she was instrumental in promoting the legacy of Kate Stoneman as a founding member of the Stoneman Committee and the editor of the book Pioneering Women Lawyers: From Kate Stoneman to the Present; she also played a significant role in securing the law school's endowed Stoneman Chair. In 2019, Dr. Salkin received Albany Law's Kate Stoneman Award, a prestigious award presented to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to seeking change and expanding opportunities for women within the legal profession.
Her new book, May It Please the Campus: Lawyers Leading Higher Education, was published by Touro University Press in December 2022.
COVID-19 Policy
This event will occur indoors. All visitors must adhere to the law school’s COVID-19 policies.
Directions and Parking
This event will take place in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom, on the fourth floor of the 1928 Building at Albany Law School. Click here for directions to campus and Visitor Parking.
If special parking accommodations are needed, please contact Chel Miller, GLC Publications Editor and Community Events Organizer at cmill@albanylaw.edu.