Law school staff unhappy in latest survey

Law school staff unhappy in latest survey
The University of Auckland's law school is getting a new dean. (Image: Getty)
Victoria Young
Oliver Lewis
Academic staff at one of the most prestigious law schools in New Zealand have expressed discontent at a range of issues via an internal survey leaked to BusinessDesk.The University of Auckland has downplayed the results as reflective of disruption caused by covid-19, but academics at the university's Auckland Law School still returned worse scores than the university-wide results across several key metrics.The survey was carried out in March, several months before the current dean, Penelope (Pene) Mathew, announced she was leaving to t...

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