Changing Ward.Cheryl Ward, a former top official at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Attorney's Office, has been named interim dean of the University of West Los Angeles' School of Law. At the City Attorney's Office, Ward served as chief of the criminal branch operations, supervisor of the trial division and assistant manager of the civil liability division. In 1998, Ward served as special counsel to former Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks. In 2001, she became managing assistant of the police general counsel at the City Attorney's Office. Most recently, Ward was one of several lawyers at the City Attorney's Office who advised airport police on homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States and other federal issues. She retired last year. At the University of West Los Angeles The University of West Los Angeles (UWLA) is a private, non-profit School of Law with two campuses in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Inglewood and Woodland Hills, California. The School of Law is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California. , Ward replaces Anne Arvin, who will become a faculty member and accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. liaison. The law school, which was sanctioned by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. in 1999, has been working to improve its accreditation status over the past several years. |
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