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Faculty dissent is bubbling up across Suffolk University, weeks after the furor over its president’s $1.5 million compensation – more than four times the national average for top college administrators – thrust the school into the national spotlight.

More than 70 percent of the law school faculty approved a motion during Thursday’s faculty meeting raising questions about the way the university is governed. The motion, relayed to the college’s board of trustees, expressed concern that President David Sargent’s “excessive’’ compensation has demoralized students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

The negative publicity over the pay package, they said, had harmed the Beacon Hill school’s reputation and its ability to raise money and attract strong applicants, criticism that the board chairman says is unfair and has dealt “a hell of a blow to Sargent.’’

Professors in Suffolk’s business school, the college of arts and sciences, and school of art and design have also begun to complain, according to several faculty members. Law professors say they would like better communication from trustees about key decisions and believe there should be term limits for board members.

[Boston Globe]

A 20-year-old Natick man accused of dealing marijuana out of his home told police his mother and stepfather, both prominent lawyers, knew about his drug business and failed to stop it, according to court documents.

However, Kathy Jo Cook, former president of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, and Timothy Wilton, a professor at Suffolk University Law School, denied the allegations in a statement Wednesday night.

Jonathon Cook, 20, was arrested Friday after Natick police served a search warrant at his family’s home on Glen Street. Police found 15 bags of marijuana, a scale and other paraphernalia, and three weapons: a shotgun, a set of brass knuckles, and a double-edged throwing knife.

According to a police report on file in Natick District Court, Cook told officers that his stepfather helped him build a grow room for the marijuana and shared in his drug dealing profits. Cook told investigators his mother instructed him to burn marijuana he had before calling police about a shooting at the family home on July 31.

[Boston Globe]