2008 Woodie Awards
Hooray for Gousha!
By Staff Editorial
Marquette's Law School took a blow last spring, falling out of U.S. News & World Report's ranking of top 100 law schools. Though only falling one place, this one ranking dropped Marquette from a second- to a third-tier school. Ouch.
"Academic reputations are notoriously difficult to move," Law School Dean Joseph Kearney told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, also expressing his desire to increase the amount of self-marketing done by the school.
Enter Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy Mike Gousha, local television celebrity whose reputation as a journalist precedes him (plus, a T-shirt of his likeness is sold by a local graphic designer). His precedence in exploring public policy through hundreds of interviews with business, political and religious leaders has helped him attract plenty of newsmakers to campus:
Gousha facilitated a discussion at the Law School with former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, attended by students and plenty of reporters in February to discuss Thompson's potential run for president.
On Monday, Gousha brought in Wisconsin state Supreme Court candidates Linda Clifford and Annette Ziegler for a debate sponsored by the Law School, the Journal Sentinel and Time Warner. Tonight at 7, Gousha will moderate a debate at the Law School among the nine candidates for Milwaukee Public School Board.
Upcoming events facilitated by Gousha include a discussion next week among U.S. Attorney Steve Biskupic, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisolm; and on April 18, Gousha hosts Mayor Tom Barrett to discuss the state of the city.
We applaud Gousha's prolific event coordination and ability to garner attention to the dynamics of our institution. We anticipate even bigger names throughout his fellowship, helping to improve perception of our school and, hopefully, allowing some of the current law students to graduate from a second-tier school.
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