Anna Spain Bradley joins UCLA School of Law faculty
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Anna Spain Bradley, a scholar of international law, human rights, dispute resolution and racism, who currently serves as UCLA’s vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, has joined the UCLA School of Law faculty as a professor of law.
Read More about Anna Spain Bradley joins UCLA School of Law facultyWillamette Law appoints two new faculty and transitions one
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Professor Karen Sandrik was appointed to associate dean for faculty, Professor David Friedman was appointed to associate dean for strategic initiatives. Additionally, The Dean Laura Appleman transitions from associate dean for faculty back to the full-time faculty as Van Winkle Melton professor of law and university research integrity officer.
Read More about Willamette Law appoints two new faculty and transitions oneHarvard Law names Tracee Whitley as dean of administration
HARVARD LAW TODAY — When veteran legal industry executive Tracee Whitley was an undergraduate at Harvard, she never imagined she’d eventually return decades later to become Harvard Law School’s new dean for administration.
Read More about Harvard Law names Tracee Whitley as dean of administrationNYU Law appoints Judge Robert A. Katzmann as professor of practice
NYU SCHOOL OF LAW — Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit joins NYU Law as a professor of practice, effective January 21. Katzmann’s new role coincides with his assumption of senior status as a federal judge on January 21.
Read More about NYU Law appoints Judge Robert A. Katzmann as professor of practiceGuy-Uriel E. Charles joins Harvard Law faculty as Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law and will lead HLS’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice
THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — Guy-Uriel E. Charles, an expert in constitutional law, election law, campaign finance, redistricting, politics and race, will join the Harvard Law faculty effective July 1. He will teach Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Election Law, and Race and the Law and other courses and seminars in those areas.
Read More about Guy-Uriel E. Charles joins Harvard Law faculty as Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law and will lead HLS’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and JusticeSimon Canick returns to Columbia Law School’s Arthur W. Diamond Library as Law Library Director
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — “Simon brings a wealth of professional knowledge and management experience, an innovative and strategic perspective, and an unwavering commitment to furthering and supporting a rich and vibrant intellectual life at the Law School to his new role,” says Gillian Lester.
Read More about Simon Canick returns to Columbia Law School’s Arthur W. Diamond Library as Law Library DirectorColumbia Law School names Shyamkrishna Balganesh as Professor of Law
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Balganesh returns to Columbia as a professor of law after spending fall 2019 as Samuel Rubin Visiting Professor of Law. What drew him back are not just the “superstars” in property and intellectual property already teaching here, he says, but the Law School faculty’s commitment to “the unity of the legal…
Read More about Columbia Law School names Shyamkrishna Balganesh as Professor of LawStacy L. Leeds appointed to Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership at ASU College of Law
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — Stacy L. Leeds, the first Native American female dean and a prominent Indian law trailblazer, will be part of ASU Law’s Indian Legal Program, joining a cohort of Native faculty that is the largest and most experienced in the country.
Read More about Stacy L. Leeds appointed to Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership at ASU College of LawASU College of Law named Stacy Leeds as a Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership
CHEROKEE PHOENIX — Leeds’s new position follows a stint at the University of Arkansas where she was named the first Native American female dean for its law school in 2011, serving as vice chancellor for economic development, a professor and achieving dean emeritus status.
Read More about ASU College of Law named Stacy Leeds as a Foundation Professor of Law and LeadershipChristina Swarns to lead the Innocence Project at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School as Executive Director
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — As the newest Executive Director of the Innocence Project, Swarns will continue this work from a fresh perspective. “Each transition was to have a broader impact on the work,” Swarns said, reflecting on how her career trajectory led her to her current position.
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