Announcement
Strategic Initiative Launch: “Doing Something” (Phase I)
The School announces an initiative designed to improve outcomes by identifying opportunities for
improvement
and assigning them to a committee with a calendar.
Posted: “Recently” • Category: Excellence
Event
Town Hall: Listening Session & Controlled Messaging Forum
A dialogue centered on transparency, alignment, and the careful definition of “next steps” as an ongoing
deliverable.
Time: TBD • Location: A room / a link
Policy
Student Privacy Promise (Gossip Permitting)
The School affirms its unwavering commitment to HIPAA, Montana law, and all applicable student privacy
protections. Reports may be submitted with the understanding that, in all procedural respects, they will
be kept in strict confidence.
Certain information may, on occasion, be shared through informal channels. As these communications are
neither documented nor formally recognized, they do not appear in any
system of review or register as violations.
The School remains in full compliance with applicable law, as reflected in all existing records.
Compliance: Documented • Privacy: Preserved Where Documented
Statement
Official Statement on Tenure
At our law school, we proudly support tenure because it provides something the legal profession sorely
lacks: permanent job security.
Tenure ensures that once a professor has demonstrated sufficient commitment to the noble art of
publishing articles read primarily by other professors, they can do so indefinitely, free from the
disruptive forces of evaluation, accountability, or market demand.
In short, tenure is not merely a tradition—it is a cornerstone of academic freedom, intellectual
independence, and the comforting knowledge that once you’re in, you’re in. For life.
Effective: Indefinite • Review: Not Anticipated
Statement
Institutional Policy Regarding Apologies
The School maintains a formal policy of not issuing apologies. Conduct that may be
viewed by some as questionable or ethically imperfect does not, in itself,
constitute a violation of law or institutional policy, and such distinctions
are material.
Matters generating concern are reviewed internally and addressed through
appropriate administrative channels. The absence of an apology should not be
interpreted as an absence of process, nor an absence of institutional excellence.
Effective: Ongoing • Review: Internal
Statement
Official Statement on Sabbaticals
Our law school strongly supports sabbaticals as an essential component of faculty development.
Although sabbaticals are sometimes described as time for completing major scholarly works, we recognize
their broader value. Sabbaticals provide faculty with an opportunity for reflection, intellectual
exploration, and the occasional realization that a project sounded much better when it was first
proposed.
Whether a manuscript is completed, partially drafted, thoughtfully reconsidered, or permanently set
aside,
the sabbatical has still fulfilled its important role in supporting faculty growth—and providing a
much-needed break.
Objective: Scholarly Reflection • Completion: Optional
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