Not Sure This Is What They Meant By Education Pays Dividends

Pictured: An artist’s rendition of a trusted Seton Hall employee.

Despite being a calling, teaching isn’t always a living. Ranging from issues like not being able to afford the supplies required to do the job or not being able to live near their classrooms, we are inundated with stories detailing how difficult it is to make a dollar as a teacher. That said, a lot of money flows through schools. Sometimes directly into the pockets of its staff.

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Seton Hall University revealed Wednesday that a group of Seton Hall Law employees misappropriated nearly $1 million over several years…

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The independent review…uncovered the improper activities connected with these individuals, according to a letter signed Wednesday by Kevin H. Marino, chair of the Board of Regents, and Joseph E. Nyre, president of Seton Hall University.

Some of the findings included “[a] small number of trusted, long-time employees of Seton Hall Law engaged in a series of schemes and improprieties designed to enrich themselves at the expense of the school community” and “misappropriated funds of the school in excess of $975,000,” the statement said in an email to the university community sent Wednesday afternoon.

I really think that this is a great opportunity for Seton Hall to set themselves apart from other law schools. The question of what makes a law school better than others is ripe. In the wake of Yale, Harvard and Co’s goofy boycott of US News, Seton could definitely finesse this into a selling point. I can see the brochure now…

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“At other law schools, law professors use case law and hypotheticals to instruct their students on criminal law and embezzlement. Here at Seton Hall, we prefer a more hands on approach — we take pride in knowing that our fact patterns are actually factual! Who better to teach about embezzlement than our trusted and (experientially) qualified staff?”

Seton, do a better job of zealously defending yourselves from the inside. Don’t forget to run me my royalties if you decide to use my advertisement bit. Given the track record of your defenses against embezzlement, I doubt you’d fair any better against an IP suit.

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‘Trusted Employees’ Misappropriated $1 Million From Seton Hall Law School [Taxprof.Typepad]

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 cannot swim, a published author on 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.

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