Vermont Law names professor Beth McCormack interim president and dean
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Today, the Board of Trustees of Vermont Law School named Beth McCormack interim president and dean. Interim Dean McCormack is the first woman to hold the position in VLS’s history and succeeds Dean Thomas McHenry, who announced his intention to step down last November.
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WCAX — The Vermont Law School has announced that Beth McCormack will serve as interim president and dean until they conduct a nationwide search later this summer. Céline McArthur spoke with McCormack about her new position and the challenges the school faces.
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Michael J. Kaufman, a nationally renowned educator, scholar, and expert on civil procedure and education law and dean at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, has been appointed dean of Santa Clara University School of Law. Kaufman will begin his tenure on July 1, 2021.
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — An experienced academic leader and patent law expert has been selected as the next William J. Maier, Jr. Dean of the West Virginia University College of Law. Amelia Smith Rinehart’s appointment was announced January 12 by Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Maryanne Reed.
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MSU TODAY — MSU Provost Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. has selected Linda S. Greene as the inaugural dean of the MSU College of Law following its transition from an affiliate to a Michigan State University constituent college in the summer of 2020. The appointment will be effective June 1, 2021, pending approval by the Board.
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THE ISLAND NOW — Hofstra University’s board of trustees unanimously appointed Susan Poser as the school’s president last week. Poser, who grew up in New York City, currently serves as the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE — An Emory University law professor known for his insights about the U.S. Supreme Court and federalism has been appointed dean of the University of San Diego School of Law, a program that ranks high nationally in the scholarly impact of its professors. Robert Schapiro will begin his new job in January.
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY — Michael J. Kaufman, a nationally renowned educator, scholar, and expert on civil procedure and education law and dean at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, has been appointed dean of Santa Clara University School of Law. Kaufman will begin his tenure on July 1, 2021.
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THE COLORADO SPRINGS BUSINESS JOURNAL — L. Song Richardson will be the 14th president of Colorado College. Richardson, who is Black and Korean, will be the first woman of color to hold the presidency at CC. Richardson is currently the dean and chancellor’s professor of law at University of California Irvine School of Law.
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DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Mary J. Davis, interim dean of University of Kentucky’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law, has been appointed dean of the law school , effective Jan. 1, 2021. She will be the first woman to be permanent dean of the law school, according to a university press release.
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