DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION –The University of Louisville (UofL) has appointed legal scholar Melanie B. Jacobs as the next dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Jacobs, currently at Michigan State University, is a globally renowned expert in family law. Interim UofL President Dr. Lori Gonzalez said the institution held listening sessions in the fall, allowing law school faculty, staff, and students to share the qualities they hoped to see in their new dean. Jacobs met the wish list, said Gonzalez.