Former Yale Law associate dean Carroll Stevens appointed interim president of Rhodes College
THE OWENSBORO TIMES — Carroll Stevens, a Daviess County High School graduate of 1967, has been appointed as interim President of Rhodes College by their board of trustees. He will begin serving this summer when President Marjorie Hass departs Rhodes.
Read More about Former Yale Law associate dean Carroll Stevens appointed interim president of Rhodes CollegePresident Biden selects law school deans and professors for Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court
THE WHITE HOUSE — President Biden will today issue an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, comprised of a bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate. In addition to legal and other scholars, the Commissioners includes federal judges and practitioners.
Read More about President Biden selects law school deans and professors for Presidential Commission on the Supreme CourtAmerican University Washington College of Law selects Roger A. Fairfax, Jr as dean
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.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law selects Roger A. Fairfax, Jr as deanUC Irvine Law appoints Bryant Garth as interim dean
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 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.
Read More about Duke Law emeritus professor Christopher Schroeder appointed to US Department of Justice counsel postNortheastern Law professor Stephanie Hartung appointed as faculty associate at Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research
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.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Stephanie Hartung appointed as faculty associate at Boston University’s Center for Antiracist ResearchPenn Law extends tenure of Ted Ruger as dean
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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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.
Read More about UH Law Center appoints Brena Baumann-Gonzalez ’90 as Senior Director of DevelopmentUniversity of Virginia welcomes Craig Konnoth to the School of Law faculty
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.
Read More about University of Virginia welcomes Craig Konnoth to the School of Law facultyJennifer Lee Koh joins Pepperdine Caruso Law as Associate Professor of Law
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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