I am shocked and saddened to hear that Elizabeth Garrett–president of Cornell University and before that a provost at the University of Southern California and law professor at USC and at the University of Chicago–has passed away. The Chronicle of Higher Education has the news. I recall hearing, I think from the Chronicle, a few weeks back that she was ill, but I had no idea how dire her situation was. Elizabeth was a beloved figure in the legal academy. She was educated at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Virginia Law School, then clerked for Judge Mikva on the D.C. Circuit and Thurgood Marshall on the U.S. Supreme Court. She worked on the Iran-US Claims Tribunal at the Hague and then on the Hill for Oklahoma Senator David Boren. She began teaching at the University of Chicago in 1995 and was an expert in legislation.
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Beth taught me Civ Pro I in the spring quarter of 1999 at Chicago. With my 15th year law school reunion coming up this spring, I think about that class quite a bit. This is a sad day.
Al,
This is shocking news. I didn't know Beth well, but in all my contacts with her she was genuine and generous with her time. She was just a brilliant, friendly, supportive person. I too am shocked by her passing.
Didn't know her, but especially sad that she died of something that could be avoided with routine exams: colorectal cancer. My dad dies for it, too.