Boston College Law associate dean Diane Ring named interim dean

March 26, 2021

BOSTON COLLEGE LAW MAGAZINE — Diane Ring, the Associate Dean of Faculty at BC Law, will step into the role of Interim Dean of Boston College Law School on July 1, upon the departure of Vincent Rougeau, who is leaving after ten years to assume the presidency of the College of the Holy Cross.

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Stanford Law professors David Freeman Engstrom and Nora Freeman Engstrom to co-lead school’s Center on the Legal Profession

March 12, 2021

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School has appointed two new faculty co-directors of the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession (CLP): Professors David Freeman Engstrom and Nora Freeman Engstrom. They will succeed Professor Deborah Rhode, the founder and former director of CLP, who passed away in January.

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Golden Gate University Law names Colin Crawford as dean

March 4, 2021

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 professor Fernando Laguarda appointed AmeriCorps General Counsel

February 26, 2021

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 appointed Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security

February 26, 2021

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.

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University of Arizona Law professor Justin Pidot appointed to Council on Environmental Quality

February 26, 2021

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 faculty appointed to federal positions

February 26, 2021

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.

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AALS President and Boston College Law dean Vincent Rougeau named president of the College of the Holy Cross

February 19, 2021

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.

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Stanford Law professor Pamela Karlan appointed to US Department of Justice post

February 18, 2021

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 professor K. Sabeel Rahman appointed to Office of Management and Budget post

February 11, 2021

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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