Phillip Closius, dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law, resigned abruptly on July 29 at the request of university President Robert Bogomolny, according to a letter Closius e-mailed to the law school community.
His dismissal was prompted by a long-running dispute with university administrators over the amount of law school-generated money demanded by the larger university, the letter said. According to Closius, the university retained 45 percent of the revenue generated by the law school during the 2010-11 academic year — well more than the industry standard, he said.
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