Shakeups at St. Mary's (2nd update)

While attending the SAYLA Counselors & Cocktails fundraiser Thursday night, I heard about some recent personnel changes at St. Mary's University School of Law, including some professors that might not be teaching next semester.

I haven't been able to confirm all the names mentioned, but after making some inquiries, I verfied the following:

• Sharon Breckenridge-Thomas, director of the Office of Academic Excellence and professor, said that she still has not yet heard whether her contract will be renewed. However, I found that the law school does have a nationwide advertisement seeking candidates for a very similar postion.
• On the staff side, Annette R. Wilson is no longer director of the law school's Career Services department. In her place, the office website lists Faye Bracey as the interim director.

There are two other individuals who may not be back to teach at St. Mary's; once I get them confirmed, I will update this post.

UPDATE: I spoke with one of the other individuals I heard about:

• Assistant Professor Cheryl George, who teaches educational law and criminal law, is under consideration by the law school's faculty senate tenure committee, but she told me that she doesn't think she is at liberty to talk about her situation. She said she will let me know what happens.

SECOND UPDATE: I talked to the final individual I had been trying to reach:

• Roseanne Piatt, an instructor at St. Mary's for 10 years, also did not have her contract renewed. This comes as no surprise; she is the wife of former law school dean Bill Piatt, who had his share of controversy and later was ousted as dean (unjustifiably, in my opinion, since St. Mary's bar passage rate increased while he was dean). Bill Piatt remains on the St. Mary's faculty, since he has tenure.

Roseanne Piatt told me she received high evaluations from law students who took her classes, and students held a rally on her behalf recently. She said she will do what she can to convince administrators to change their minds. Meanwhile, she plans to stay in San Antonio.

DISCLOSURE: While a law student at St. Mary's, I took classes from all three of the professors/instructors I mentioned above.