Oral History Interview with Michael Furmston: Conceptualising SMU

• Main Author: FURMSTON, Michael P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; SMU; Michael Furmston; Andrew Phang; National University of Singapore NUS; SMU law school; founding dean; history; university founding; beginnings; university administration; university admissions; university campus; faculty recruitment; faculty hiring; Low Kee Yang; Singapore faculty; international faculty; marketing; university curriculum; law research; interdisciplinary research; Islamic law and finance; Centre for Dispute Resolution; Bachelor of Laws degree; Juris Doctor programme; student internships; new building; Armenian Street; college teaching; innovation; City Campus; community engagement; case method; pedagogy; student development; non-passive learning; creative thinking; decision making skills; confident graduates; autonomous university; successful experiment; quality of graduates; American-style education; Asian Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Legal Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/smu_oh/17; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=smu_oh
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The interview covered: first involvement with Singapore and SMU, challenges and opportunities for the law school, faculty recruitment, law research, job opportunities, relationship with legal communities, internships, law building, future developments, dispute resolution. Biography: Founding Dean, S...