Daisy Floyd

After six years as Dean of Mercer, Daisy Floyd will take a one year sabbatical and then return to teaching at Mercer.

Excerpt: Officials said Mercer President Bill Underwood would soon be forming a search committee for a new dean, but no timetable has been set.

In Part 2, Dean Floyd talks about integrating head, hands, and heart into the profession of law and the challenge of bringing that perspective into a paradigm that values thinking like a lawyer and ignoring everything else. She talks about teaching law students to integrate who they are into their legal education and career.

Many law students have reported a sense of losing a sense of purpose, even a part of themselves, in law school and Dean Floyd talks about the importance of preserving purpose and values.

It has taken me a few days to post about my visit with Steve Keeva on Tuesday. [A lot of people reading this blog have either read Transforming Practices or Steve's columns in the ABA Journal. He is a beloved member of our community.] On one hand, it was wonderful to see him. He is still the Steve I recall in many ways. We made humorous cracks at each other and shared updates of various friends in the movement. Michael captured excerpts from our interviews which were specifically about Steve and created a Tribute to Steve Keeva piece that was quite touching. We left a copy with Steve and he was going to watch it with his kids and give a copy to his mother. He said it was good for him to remember who he is, who he has been.