Golden Gate University Law names Colin Crawford as dean
PRNEWSWIRE — Colin Crawford, dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, is joining Golden Gate University School of Law as its 16th dean. GGU President David Fike announced the hire to the university on February 18, and Dean Crawford will join the San Francisco school this summer.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Fernando Laguarda, faculty director of the American University Washington College of Law Program on Law and Government, is set to join the Biden-Harris Administration as the General Counsel to AmeriCorps (the Corporation for National and Community Service) on Feb. 1, 2021.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Jennifer Daskal, faculty director of the American University Washington College of Law Tech, Law and Security Program, has been named Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security. Daskal will be taking a two-year leave from AUWCL.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law professor Jennifer Daskal appointed Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Homeland SecurityUniversity of Arizona Law professor Justin Pidot appointed to Council on Environmental Quality
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Professor Justin Pidot has been appointed as general counsel to the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal efforts to improve, preserve, and protect.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Several members of the Harvard Law faculty have assumed important governmental roles, including at the Department of the Interior, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security among others.
Read More about Harvard Law faculty appointed to federal positionsAALS President and Boston College Law dean Vincent Rougeau named president of the College of the Holy Cross
BOSTON COLLEGE NEWS — Vincent Rougeau, whose decade-long tenure as dean helped to enhance the reputation and stature of Boston College Law School, has been named president of the College of the Holy Cross. “It has been an honor for me to be the dean of BC Law for the past ten years,” said Rougeau.
Read More about AALS President and Boston College Law dean Vincent Rougeau named president of the College of the Holy CrossStanford Law professor Pamela Karlan appointed to US Department of Justice post
THE STANFORD DAILY — Pamela Karlan left Stanford Law School on Monday to join the U.S. Department of Justice as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the civil rights division. The division is responsible for upholding civil and constitutional rights for all Americans, which includes enforcing federal statutes that prohibit discrimination.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor K. Sabeel Rahman, a widely published constitutional and administrative law scholar and an expert in democratic participation and civic engagement in the U.S., is on leave to serve as senior counselor at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a division within the Office of Management and Budget.
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UPI — The American Civil Liberties Union’s national board announced Monday that New York University School of Law professor Deborah Archer would be the group’s new president, the first Black person to lead the organization’s board of directors.
Read More about NYU Law professor Deborah Archer named president of ACLUUniversity of Oregon Law professor Greg Dotson accepts US Senate counsel post
AROUND THE O — Greg Dotson, JD ’95, assistant professor of law at the University of Oregon School of Law, will take a leave of absence to accept the position of Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. “It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to serve the U.S. Senate,” said Dotson.
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