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Wilcox stepping down after leading transition at USC School of Law By Renée Sexton
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Hotel Trundle co-owner looks forward to reopening. Page 6
Federal funds
Unemployment benefits begin to arrive in S.C. Page 7
Getting creative Koss Creative T-shirts helping fight COVID-19. Page 9
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Upfront................................. 2 SC Biz News Briefs................. 4 In Focus: Law...................... 13 List: Law Firms................... 14 At Work............................... 21 Viewpoint............................23
hen Robert Wilcox walks into the University of South Carolina School of Law, he enjoys the view of the Dale Chihuly sculpture and sometimes hears someone playing the lobby’s baby grand piano — most often, very well. “Every day when I walk in this building, my brain pauses and thinks ‘Wow, this is special,’ ” he said. “And that’s what I want law students to think every day — that they have an opportunity that is special and they have the opportunity to really do good things for people.” After nine years as dean of the law school, Wilcox is stepping down next month. Although Wilcox guided the law school through the construction of the new building, which included the installation of the Chihuly sculpture, he said he’s most proud of what’s within the walls. “The building was important,” Wilcox said. “But the building without all these other things in it would not have been enough.” After serving as associate dean for academic affairs from 2006 to 2011, Wilcox became dean in 2011. But his connection to the law school goes back to 1981, when he earned his law degree from USC. In 1986 he joined the faculty after See DEAN, Page 20 Robert Wilcox is retiring as USC law school dean in May. (Photo/Kim Truett/USC)
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Nephron Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval to add production line to ramp up COVID-19 response. Page 11