Nicholas Schroeck named dean of University of Detroit Mercy Law 

January 28, 2025

DETROIT MERCY LAW — University of Detroit Mercy named Nicholas Schroeck the next dean of the School of Law.

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Michael T. Colatrella named dean of University of the Pacific McGeorge Law

January 28, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Michael T. Colatrella Jr., professor of law and the inaugural Tracy A. Eglet Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law will be the new dean of the law school, officials announced today.

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Jerry Dickinson named dean of Pitt Law

January 28, 2025

THE REPORTER — The University of Pittsburgh has appointed Professor and Vice Dean Jerry Dickinson as the new dean of the School of Law, effective January 15. Dickinson, a Pittsburgh native, was selected for his extensive experience and reputation as a constitutional law scholar and civil rights lawyer.

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Reynaldo Anaya Valencia named president and dean of South Texas College of Law Houston

January 28, 2025

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston’s board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Reynaldo “Rey” Anaya Valencia as the law school’s next president and dean, to begin in July 2025.

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University of North Dakota Law dean Brian Pappas named chancellor of Indiana University South Bend

January 23, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA — Brian Pappas, dean of the School of Law at the University of North Dakota, has accepted the position of chancellor at Indiana University South Bend.

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Boston College Law adds Amanda Teo to the faculty as Rappaport Center executive director  

January 22, 2025

BC LAW — Amanda M. Teo, a career public servant who has managed and advised two of the state’s largest public law offices, will serve as the Executive Director of the acclaimed Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School, announced Odette Lienau, the Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean.

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Stanford Law adds criminal procedure and computer crime scholar Orin Kerr to the faculty 

January 22, 2025

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School announced today that Orin Kerr (MS ’94) has joined the faculty as a professor of law. Widely recognized as a leading authority on the Fourth Amendment, Kerr was instrumental in developing the field of computer crime law, which focuses on the adaptation of traditional legal doctrines to digital crime and

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NYU Law adds professor Oren Bar-Gill to the faculty  

January 22, 2025

NYU LAW — Oren Bar-Gill will rejoin the NYU School of Law faculty as Professor of Law with tenure, beginning in the 2025–26 academic year. Bar-Gill comes to NYU Law from Harvard Law School, where he holds the William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professorship of Law and Economics. From 2005 to 2014, Bar-Gill

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Pace Law adds Lauren Roth to the faculty as associate professor 

January 22, 2025

PACE UNIVERSITY — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Lauren Roth, an accomplished scholar in health law and business law, will join the faculty as an Associate Professor of Law beginning in Fall 2025. Professor Roth will teach courses in corporations, contracts, and health law while also

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Vanderbilt Law assistant dean for career services Elizabeth Workman to retire in summer 2025 

January 22, 2025

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY — Elizabeth Workman, Assistant Dean for Career Services at Vanderbilt Law School, has announced her intention to retire at the end of Summer 2025. She has held the position for over 25 years.

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