Lumen N. Mulligan named dean of University of Missouri-Kansas City Law
UMKC SCHOOL OF LAW — We are pleased to announce the Lumen “Lou” N. Mulligan, J.D., M.A., as the new dean of our School of Law. He brings an impressive array of scholarly work and significant academic administrative experience to the role. As a Kansas City native, Mulligan understands the importance of the UMKC School of…
Read More about Lumen N. Mulligan named dean of University of Missouri-Kansas City LawBenjamin Barros named dean of Stetson Law
STETSON UNIVERSITY — Dean Barros joins Stetson Law from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he has been Dean since 2015. During his time as Dean, Toledo Law saw significant improvement in enrollment, bar success, graduate employment, and fundraising.
Read More about Benjamin Barros named dean of Stetson LawSophia Lee named dean of Penn Carey Law
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN — Sophia Lee will be the next dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School starting July 1, becoming the school’s first female dean. Lee, who has been a law and history professor at Penn since 2009, will succeed Ted Ruger, who will conclude his term as Penn Carey Law’s dean on…
Read More about Sophia Lee named dean of Penn Carey LawUniversity of Richmond Law celebrates faculty promotions
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF LAW — Richmond Law is pleased to celebrate faculty who were promoted this semester. Congratulations to University of Richmond School of Law faculty who were recently promoted.
Read More about University of Richmond Law celebrates faculty promotionsMichael Waterstone named dean of UCLA Law
UCLA NEWSROOM — Michael Waterstone, a nationally recognized expert in disability and civil rights law, has been named dean of UCLA School of Law. Waterstone, who currently is the Fritz B. Burns Dean at LMU Loyola Law School and senior vice president of Loyola Marymount University, will begin the new role by Aug. 15.
Read More about Michael Waterstone named dean of UCLA LawPaul D. Paton named dean of Chapman Law
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY — International legal expert Paul D. Paton, JSD, has been named dean of Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law. Paton, who has been a professor and university administrator in the United States and Canada and has helped lead legal organizations in both countries, will begin his appointment on June 30, 2023.
Read More about Paul D. Paton named dean of Chapman LawJohanna Bond named dean of Rutgers Law
RUTGERS — Johanna Bond, an accomplished academic leader and legal scholar, will be the new dean of Rutgers Law School beginning on July 3, 2023. Bond will join Rutgers after serving as Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law, an endowed chair in the School of Law at Washington and Lee University, where she previously…
Read More about Johanna Bond named dean of Rutgers LawBeth McCormack named dean of Vermont Law
VERMONT LAW — Longtime leader at Vermont Law and Graduate School, Beth McCormack, has been named dean of the institution’s law school. With “overwhelming support” from the hiring committee, McCormack was chosen because of her strong showing of student-centered leadership at VLGS over the last two years, her dedication to strengthening the JD program and her…
Read More about Beth McCormack named dean of Vermont LawElaine Gagliardi named dean of University of Montana Law
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA — The University of Montana today announced Elaine Gagliardi will serve as the dean of the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. Gagliardi, an alumna of Montana’s only law school, has served as interim dean since June 2022 and has been a faculty member at the school since 1995.
Read More about Elaine Gagliardi named dean of University of Montana LawCase Western Reserve Law appoints Atiba Ellis as distinguished research scholar
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — Case Western Reserve University School of Law is happy to announce that Professor Atiba R. Ellis, who recently joined the law faculty in Jan. 2023 as a tenured full professor, has been appointed the Laura B. Chisolm Distinguished Research Scholar.
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