{"id":158086,"date":"2026-07-24T11:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=158086"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:03:43","slug":"law-school-deans-face-lsquountenable-pressures-as-tenures-shrink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/24\/law-school-deans-face-lsquountenable-pressures-as-tenures-shrink\/","title":{"rendered":"Law School Deans Face &amp;lsquo;Untenable&#8217; Pressures as Tenures Shrink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deans are often \u201cbeing held responsible for outcomes while lacking the authority, the resources, or sometimes even an accurate financial picture needed to address them,  frequently making the position \u201cuntenable,  according to a new study, titled \u201cRelentless: The Pressures Shortening Law School Deanships and What Must Change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" 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