During his tenure the University of Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference, dramatically increased its research expenditures, and created a Nebraska Innovation Campus by moving the State Fair to Grand Island from its location adjacent to the University.
While in school Perlman was the editor in chief of the Nebraska Law Review as well a member of the Order of the Coif honor society.
A year later Perlman was offered his first job at the University of Nebraska law school as a professor.
While the Dean of the law school, Perlman was also the Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the University of Nebraska.
[3] Perlman stepped down in 2016 and returned to a teaching role at the University of Nebraska College of Law.