"When she arrived, Franklin Pierce was facing declining enrollment, weakened alumni engagement, and a loss of focus around its historical IP mission. Under Carpenter's leadership, the school re-anchored its IP identity, rebuilt authentic alumni relationships, expanded practical and globally oriented educational offerings, and reversed enrollment trends. Applications more than tripled, entering class sizes reached historic highs, and alumni participation and giving surged-including multiple seven-figure gifts last year. The message was clear: focus, credibility, and execution matter."
"But Carpenter was equally candid that rebuilding is a different skillset than maintaining. Having stabilized and repositioned the institution, she recognized that her strengths lie in building systems, restoring trust, and tackling hard problems-particularly those that sit at the intersection of IP, innovation, and global development. So, it was time for a new adventure, but only after she makes a long-postponed trip to Tanzania to attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro this Februa"
"Our conversation was part personal journey and business philosophy together with a candid assessment of the IP ecosystem. We tackle emerging issues, including AI's impact on legal practice and education. And we discuss the role of IP as essential to sustaining innovation in a rapidly evolving global economy, and fostering human creativity, innovation, and economic mobility. From Crisis Management to Institutional Rebuild"
Megan Carpenter led UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law for more than eight years and oversaw a sustained institutional turnaround. Enrollment declines reversed as applications more than tripled and entering class sizes reached historic highs. Alumni relationships and giving strengthened, including multiple seven-figure gifts. The school re-anchored its intellectual property identity and expanded practical, globally oriented educational offerings. Carpenter emphasizes that rebuilding requires different skills than maintaining, focusing on systems, trust restoration, and complex problem-solving at the intersection of IP, innovation, and global development. Emerging issues include AI's impact on legal practice and education while IP remains essential to sustaining innovation and economic mobility.
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