The Bridge reports….
Nicholas Allard, president and dean of Brooklyn Law School, will leave his post on June 30 after leading the school for the past six years. When Allard was hired, he arrived in Brooklyn during a time of stress for the institution and U.S. law schools in general. The number of applications had been on a steady decline since the Great Recession, falling from 88,000 in 2009-10 to less than 60,000 in recent years, as prospective applicants witnessed the slumping demand for lawyers.
While this year is showing a detectable “Trump bump,” with applications on the rise, Allard’s time was marked by a campaign to make up for lost tuition revenue. He and the board of trustees approved the sales of several real-estate holdings, including an office building at One Boerum Pl. for $76.5 million and another property at 38 Monroe Pl. for $36.5 million.
The school did not explain the reason for the decision or the timing of Allard’s departure. The announcement came a few minutes before 5 p.m. last Friday in a press release stating that the dean “plans to step down.” At the time, Allard was on a trip to China, which the school told The Bridge was a visit to Brooklyn Law’s summer study-abroad program
Source: https://thebridgebk.com/brooklyn-law-schools-dean-makes-a-sudden-departure/
