As Paul Berman moves from Temple to Washington DC, Arizona State needed someone to keep the law school running smoothing. ASU made an excellent choice: Doug Sylvester has been named interim dean. For the past three years, Doug has served as associate dean for faculty research and development.
Surely you meant "Tempe". But a natural mistake coming from Philly!
This is wonderful news for my pals at ASU. Doug has great energy and vision! Plus not insubstantial connections to Canada. What more could you hope for?