University of Utah Law appoints Suzanne M. Darais as new law library director

August 22, 2022

@THEU — Suzanne M. Darais, JD, MLS, has been appointed director of the James E. Faust Law Library at the University of Utah. In conjunction with this appointment, Darais was appointed associate dean of University Libraries and professor of Law (lecturer). Elizabeth Kronk Warner, dean of the College of Law, and Alberta D. Comer, dean

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An interview with new University of North Dakota Law dean Brian Pappas

August 10, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA — The University community welcomed Brian Pappas as dean of the School of Law on July 1. Pappas comes to UND from Boise State University and Michigan State University, and has been getting acquainted with campus.  

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University of Cincinnati Law dean Verna Williams named CEO of Equal Justice Works

August 1, 2022

CINCINNATI.COM — University of Cincinnati College of Law Dean Verna L. Williams is leaving the university after 21 years for Washington, D.C., where she’s been named CEO of the nonprofit Equal Justice Works. Her last day at UC is Sept. 14, and she’ll start work as CEO the following week. The organization hosts a network of law

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Former Brooklyn Law dean Nicholas Allard to serve as founding dean of Jacksonville University Law

July 28, 2022

CISION PR NEWSWIRE — After a comprehensive national search that attracted distinguished candidates from all over the world, Jacksonville University today announced the selection of its College of Law founding Dean, Nicholas W. Allard, Esq., along with an administrative leadership team for the College.

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A profile on new Boston College Law dean Odette Lienau

July 28, 2022

BC LAW — Boston College has named Odette Lienau, professor of law and former associate dean for faculty research and intellectual life at Cornell University Law School, the inaugural Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean at Boston College Law School, effective January 2023.

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Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to teach at Harvard Law

July 27, 2022

THE HARVARD CRIMSON — After 42 years as a federal judge — 27 of which were spent on the nation’s highest bench — Justice Stephen G. Breyer is coming home to Harvard.

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New UIC Law dean Nicky Boothe discusses plans for the school

July 27, 2022

UIC TODAY — Nicky Boothe, a legal academic, experienced litigator and leader in legal education, officially started as dean of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law June 16.

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St. Thomas University Law dean Tamara F. Lawson to become dean of University of Washington Law

July 26, 2022

UW NEWS — Tamara F. Lawson has been named to the next Toni Rembe Endowed Deanship of the University of Washington’s School of Law, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today.

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Florida State University Law professor Courtney Cahill joins UCI Law faculty

July 25, 2022

UCI LAW — Professor Cahill is a scholar of constitutional law, anti-discrimination law, sex equality, and LGBTQ equality. Her work examines the role of disgust in lawmaking, the synergies between sex equality and LGBTQ equality, and the mutually constitutive relationship between marginal practices (same-sex marriage, alternative reproduction) and mainstream norms.

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University of Hawai’i Law adds three members to the faculty

July 25, 2022

KE KULA KANAWAI — The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa · William S. Richardson School of Law is excited to announce the appointment of three new professors. Each of them brings experience and expertise that will enrich our curriculum and add to our scholarly impact. We look forward to welcoming them to the Richardson community this

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