Dear Money Hungry Jackasses:


How nice to find this e-mail in my inbox:

Dear Alumni,

I am writing with the exciting news that Hofstra Law has received a $20 million gift from Maurice A. Deane '81, a distinguished alumnus who forged a unique 30-year commitment to Hofstra when he embarked on a law degree after a successful career as a business executive. In recognition of Mr. Deane and in gratitude for the gift — the largest single gift in the history of Hofstra University — we are proudly renaming the Law School the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.

This gift to the Law School's endowment will provide in perpetuity annual income for enhancing academic quality and student support. Most striking is that, although our school was only established four decades ago, this gift ranks among the top 20 donations to any American law school. This capstone gift speaks volumes to the value of a Hofstra Law degree, both past and present, and affords us new resources as we extend the Hofstra legacy forward.

Mr. Deane defines the kind of excellence we strive for every day at the Law School. He is a distinguished professional who built Endo Laboratories into one of the nation's largest privately held pharmaceutical companies. After facilitating a successful sale to DuPont, Mr. Deane continued to lead the company as an independent subsidiary until his retirement.

Mr. Deane's business success is matched by his intellectual ambition and love of the law, which he pursued later in life. At the age of 50, Mr. Deane enrolled in Hofstra Law and made his mark as an extraordinary student, mentor and professional role model to his classmates, graduating first in his class. Ever since, he has steadily given back to the Law School in many ways, including endowing a Distinguished Professorship in Constitutional Law and, with his wife, Barbara, a Law School scholarship and the Law Library.

Equal to Mr. Deane's financial support has been his unflagging commitment and longstanding service to both the Law School and Hofstra University. A truly engaged member of our community, Mr. Deane has mentored many graduates, served on a number of key committees and acted as a trusted adviser in his capacity as member and chair of the university's board of trustees.

Naming the Law School after Mr. Deane is a natural extension of the long history the man and the institution share and seems a fitting way to close out the Law School's 40th anniversary year — a year in which we celebrate our past and turn to ambitious plans and opportunities ahead.

I hope to see many of you at a convocation we are planning to formally celebrate Mr. Deane's generosity and rededicate the Law School in tribute to his caliber as an exceptional professional, student and alumnus.
Sincerely,

Nora V. Demleitner
Dean and Professor of Law

It's lovely to see that people DO have money and want to spend it on ridiculous nonsense.  So nice you are naming the building after this guy and doing all kinds of stupid shit that no one needs. Why not forgive some poor ass students' school loans who can't fucking make any money in this dipshit economy????


Better yet GIVE ME THE 20 fucking MILLION!!! I will fucking name a kid after you!!!!!!


Love,
ME