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Denton Record-Chronicle
Friday, November 18, 2016
UNT-Dallas College of Law trying for approval
tion back for review.
Royal Furgeson, the law
school’s dean, called it a positive
development.
He met with students
Wednesday at the downtown
campus, which opened in 2014,
to give them the news.
Accreditation is a big deal for
the college. Only graduates of
accredited law schools can take
the Texas bar exam, which stu-
dents must pass to practice law
in the state.
In August, an ABA advisory
of other law schools. The UNT
committee said the UNT-Dallas
College of Law shouldn’t win ac-
creditation, citing worries about
the school’s finances and the
qualifications of some students.
In October, school leaders
made their case before an ABA
council that has the final say.
The council decided to send it
back to the advisory group.
Furgeson said UNT has al-
ready tackled some concerns.
For instance, the advisory group
faulted UNT for admitting sev-
eral students who’d flunked out
dents who may not have the
highest LSAT scores or under-
graduate grades, but who have
made their mark in other ways,
such as starting a business or
leading in the military.
The final say on accreditation
could now come as early as June,
Furgeson said. The first class of
graduates is scheduled to take
the bar exam in July. Furgeson
said the school will ask the Texas
Supreme Court to ensure those
students can take the bar.
There’s no guarantee, school
leaders say, but they believe the
court will agree.
Furgeson said it’s been a wor-
risome process, and he’s thank-
ful for support from local judges,
lawyers and others.
He also praised those who for
now still attend an unaccredited
school.
By Holly K. Hacker
Staff Writer
hhacker@dallasnews.com
DALLAS — Students at Dal-
las’ first public law school still
don’t know if their campus is go-
ing to get a much-needed seal of
approval, but leaders remain
hopeful.
On Wednesday, school offi-
cials said the American Bar As-
sociation — which accredits the
nation’s law schools — is sending
the University of North Texas at
Dallas College of Law’s applica-
law school has made it tougher
for those students to get in —
now it takes a supermajority of
the admissions committee to say
yes. Before, it was a simple ma-
jority.
The UNT System has com-
mitted an additional $1 million
to the law school, school officials
said.
“I’ve been so proud of my stu-
dents,” he said. “Regardless of
these challenges, they have
maintained their focus and
they’re really doing an amazing
Taxpayers have invested
more than $100 million to date.
UNT’s law school has taken a
maverick path in recruiting stu-
job.’
Houston
gets new
chief of
police
Trump builds national security team
when Romney called with con-
gratulations. They are to meet
this weekend, a transition offi-
cial said, speaking on condition
of anonymity because he wasn’t
authorized to discuss Trump’s
schedule publicly. Campaign
manager Kellyanne Conway
said they were still “working
on” the meeting.
Trump’s actions Thursday
aimed to show leaders both in
the U.S. and overseas that he
could soften his rhetoric, offer
pragmatism in the White
House and reaffirm long-
standing American alliances.
Since his stunning victory over
Hillary Clinton last week,
Trump has spoken with Rus-
sian President Vladimir Putin,
British Prime Minister Theresa
May and nearly three dozen
other world leaders by tele-
phone.
Ron Dermer, Israel’s am-
bassador to the United States,
also visited the skyscraper and
called Trump “a true friend of
Israel.” He specifically cited as
another “friend” Trump cam-
paign CEO Steve Bannon,
whose selection as a top White
House adviser has created a
backlash among Democrats.
Bannon’s news website has
peddled conspiracy theories,
white nationalism and anti-
Semitism.
“We look forward to work-
ing with the Trump adminis-
tration, with all the members of
the Trump administration, in-
cluding Steve Bannon, in mak-
ing the U.S.-Israel alliance
stronger than ever,” Dermer
said.
By Ken Thomas, Catherine
Lucey and Julie Pace
Associated Press
NEW YORK — President-
elect Donald Trump began
building out his national secu-
rity team Thursday, offering re-
tired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
the job of national security ad-
viser. The move came as Trump
made his most direct foray into
foreign policy since the elec-
tion, meeting with Japan’s
prime minister.
Flynn, who served as the di-
rector of the Defense Intelli-
gence Agency, has advised
Trump on national security is-
sues for months. As national
security adviser, he would work
in the White House and have
access to the president.
A Trump official said Flynn
had been offered the job but
wouldn’t say whether he had
accepted it. The official was not
authorized to discuss the offer
publicly and insisted on ano-
nymity.
Trump held his first face-to-
face meeting with a world lead-
er since winning the presiden-
tial election, huddling privately
with Japan’s Shinzo Abe. While
Trump made no comments fol-
lowing the private meeting,
Abe said the president-elect
was “a leader in whom I can
have great confidence.”
Earlier Thursday, Trump
consulted with former Secre-
tary of State Henry Kissinger
and sat down with South Caro-
lina Gov. Nikki Haley, a poten-
tial contender to lead the State
Department.
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By Juan A. Lozano
Associated Press
HOUSTON — Austin’s po-
lice chief is moving to Houston
to head the police force in the
nation’s fourth-largest city,
which has long faced criticism
for excessive use of deadly force.
Houston Mayor Sylvester
Turner announced the hiring of
Art Acevedo, who had headed
Austin’s police force for nearly a
decade, at a news conference
Thursday afternoon. He fills a
post vacated by the February re-
tirement of Charles McClelland.
Martha Montalvo had served as
interim chief since then.
Acevedo said his priorities as
new chief will include meeting
with members of his depart-
ment along with local residents
and community leaders to get
their ideas on how to improve
the agency.
“I amveryhappytobeherein
the city of Houston. The only
person who needs to fear the po-
lice is the criminal,” Acevedo
said, briefly speaking in Spanish.
Turner said he chose Aceve-
do in part because the police
chief values balancing law en-
forcement along with maintain-
ing good community relations.
Acevedo’s tenure in Austin
was marked by efforts to
strengthen ties with community
groups.
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Vice President-elect Mike Pence, left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ken-
tucky and President-elect Donald Trump walk to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on
Thursday. Trump’s wife, Melania, is second from right.
tration’s approach to global af-
fairs and fighting Islamic State
militants.
In Washington, Vice Presi-
dent-elect Mike Pence huddled
with Republican leaders in
Congress. He then met with
House Minority Leader Nancy
Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schum-
er, the newly elected leader of
the Senate Democrats, seeking
to convey respect as Democrats
prepare for Republican rule of
both chambers and the White
House for the first time in a de-
cade.
ways that we can find common
ground and move the country
forward,” Pence said outside
Schumer’s Senate office.
In a separate gesture of rec-
onciliation with establishment
Republicans, Trump planned
to meet with 2012 Republican
presidential nominee Mitt
Romney, who lambasted
Trump as a “con man” and a
“fraud” in a stinging speech last
March. Trump responded by
repeatedly referring to Romney
as a ‘loser.”
The two began mending
fences after Trump’s victory
novice and his early moves on
national security are being
closely watched by U.S allies
and adversaries alike. He’s said
to be considering a range of of-
ficials with varying degrees of
experience to lead the State De-
partment and Pentagon.
Flynn, who turns 58 in De-
cember, built a reputation in
the Army as an astute intelli-
gence professional and a
straight talker. He retired in
2014 and has been a fierce critic
of President Barack Obama’s
White House and Pentagon,
taking issue with the adminis-
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