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Against The Tide

Debbie Hagan

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Corrupt business owners, unscrupulous local politicians, impossible odds and a highly unconventional student body are just a few of the obstacles faced by Lawrence R. Velvel, as he packs up his home of 16 years and heads north to become Dean of a brand new law school in Lowell, Massachusetts. When nothing in Lowell turns out to be what it first appears, Velvel and a handful of law students are forced to choose between giving up on their life long dream, and attempting the impossible. This pa ...
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-In this episode: By the spring of 2000 the tide appeared to finally have turned. Fourteen years after it had first opened its doors, MSL boasted 1500 graduates who had gone on to careers in law, politics, real estate, education, law enforcement... the list goes on a
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-In this episode: At his invitation, MSL brings their case to Senator Kennedy's office one more time, but come to realize that their initial faith in justice amounted to no more than pure naivete. Beaten, but not defeated, MSL realizes that if it is to survive, it mu
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-In this episode: MSL continues to fight the ABA in the courts as well as with the US Department of Justice, but time and again finds that political agendas and incompetence thwarting their efforts. Finally MSL turns to Senator Ted Kennedy just as Congress is preparin
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-In this episode: From the Board of Governors, to The Department of Justice, to The Department of Education, and finally to the ABA House of Delegates, MSL pursues their accreditation case against the ABA. Has the case been stacked against them from the start, or has
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-In this episode: Could MSL satisfy the ABA standards without sacrificing everything MSl stands for, or in order to survive must they turn MSL into another eilitist law school? Although the ABA claimed to applaud innovative and diverse law schools, a visit by the ABA
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-In this episode: By the spring of 1991 MSL's enrollment had surged and the school had put down a million dollars on a beautiful new red brick building. It was time, thought Velvel and Coyne, to seek accreditation from the ABA. But the more they learn about the ABA
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-In this episode: Despite a longstanding history of classism and snobbery in the legal profession, Velvel becomes more determined than ever to create a school that would belie commonly accepted stereotypes about and who and what makes up a lawyer. Meanwhile MSL's fir
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-In this episode: Amidst intense pressure on MSL to merge with Commonwealth, former Senator Paul Tsongas, Chairman of Commonwealth's Board of Trustees, is named Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Regents. Tsongas' new position places him in charge of determining w
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-In this episode: After months of endless, determined work The Massachusetts School of Law finally opens its doors. But soon after, former senator, Paul Tsongas, determined to bring a law school to Lowell, joins the board at their rival, Commonwealth. Can the outsider
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-In this episode: Packing up home, family and a sixteen year career in Washington DC, Velvel heads north to Lowell, Massachusetts to begin his new life as Dean of Commonwealth School of Law. But would the new dean succeed in fixing the ailing CSL, or did the schools'
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-In this episode: Juggling multiple jobs, family and impossible hours is a small price to pay for Diane Sullivan and her fellow students at Commonwealth School of Law. They have one dream... to create a better future for themselves and their families by becoming an at
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-In this episode: Chapter 1, part 1 of Debbie Hagan's page turner introduces us to the Merrimack Valley: to the Tyngsboro Fire Department as they battle a suspicious barn fire, to an ambitious local determined to make it big, whatever the cost, and finally to Diane Su
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