Jennifer Bard, the dean of University of Cincinnati College of Law who was placed on administrative level after faculty members discussed a vote of no confidence, has settled her lawsuit with the school and resigned as its dean, according to a press release (PDF) issued by Bard lawyers Krantz & Berman.
According to the federal complaint (PDF) filed April 21 in Southern District of Ohio, a specific job responsibility as dean of the law school was to reduce its deficit.