American University Washington College of Law selects Roger A. Fairfax, Jr as dean

April 18, 2021

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. has been named as the new dean of American University Washington College of Law. Fairfax currently serves as the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor and founding director of the Criminal Law & Policy Initiative at George Washington University Law School.

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UC Irvine Law appoints Bryant Garth as interim dean

April 18, 2021

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — UCI Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Hal S. Stern has appointed Bryant Garth as Interim Dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law). Garth, who returns to UCI Law after retiring in June 2019, will assume the deanship on June 2, 2021.

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Duke Law emeritus professor Christopher Schroeder appointed to US Department of Justice counsel post

April 17, 2021

DUKE LAW MAGAZINE — Christopher Schroeder, the Charles S. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Law and professor emeritus of public policy, was appointed as principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 20, becoming acting assistant attorney general for the office.

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Northeastern Law professor Stephanie Hartung appointed as faculty associate at Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research

April 17, 2021

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Stephanie Hartung has been appointed to the affiliate program at Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research. This interdisciplinary network of faculty and graduate students from Boston University and colleges and universities around New England bring their expertise.

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Penn Law extends tenure of Ted Ruger as dean

April 17, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University announced that Ted Ruger, Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law, has agreed to extend his tenure as Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School until June 30, 2023. The news comes just as the Law School climbed a full position up to #6.

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UH Law Center appoints Brena Baumann-Gonzalez ’90 as Senior Director of Development

April 13, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center alumna Brena Baumann-Gonzalez ‘90 began her role as Senior Director of Development on Monday. She brings almost 28 years of high-level experience in philanthropy and development to the Law Center.

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University of Virginia welcomes Craig Konnoth to the School of Law faculty

April 13, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Craig Konnoth, an expert in health care law, and law and sexuality, will join the University of Virginia School of Law in the fall. Konnoth is currently a law professor at the University of Colorado, where he explores issues of health and civil rights, and health data.

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Jennifer Lee Koh joins Pepperdine Caruso Law as Associate Professor of Law

April 13, 2021

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso School of Law is pleased to welcome Jennifer Lee Koh as an Associate Professor of Law. Beginning this coming fall, Professor Koh will be teaching courses related to immigration law, criminal law, and ethics, as well as co-directing the Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics.

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Ahilan Arulanantham to lead UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy as co-faculty director and professor from practice

April 13, 2021

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Ahilan Arulanantham, one of the nation’s most respected advocates for immigrants’ rights, is celebrated for his visionary efforts both inside and outside of the courtroom. This includes leadership in a great number of transformative lawsuits that have had a profound and positive impact on the lives of noncitizens in the United States.

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The University of Akron School of Law appoints former practicing physician George Horvath to faculty

April 13, 2021

THE AKRON LEGAL NEWS — As a practicing cardiologist and academic physician, George Horvath witnessed firsthand how U.S. laws affect healthcare access and delivery, the ways in which the intricate processes involved in the approval of medications and devices impact product availability and safety and the effect these issues have on patients and providers.

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