University of Wisconsin Law names Daniel P. Tokaji as dean
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN NEWS — Daniel P. Tokaji has been named dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School. He has been a professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law since 2003, serving as associate dean for faculty since 2018.
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(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron – Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares updated guidance from the Department of Education providing additional flexibility for colleges to provide classes online.
Read More about U.S. Department of Education extends online education flexibility through Fall 2020 semesterRobert Dinerstein named acting dean of American University Washington College of Law
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – American University Provost Dan Myers announced today that he has appointed Professor Robert Dinerstein to serve as Acting Dean of American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) beginning August 1, 2020. Dinerstein will take over for Dean Camille Nelson, whose last day as dean will be July 31, 2020.
Read More about Robert Dinerstein named acting dean of American University Washington College of LawWilliam & Mary Law names University of Virginia Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer as dean
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — A. Benjamin Spencer, a nationally renowned civil procedure and federal courts expert and current professor of law at the University of Virginia, will begin at William & Mary Law School July 1. Spencer will be William & Mary’s first African-American dean of any school at the university, including the law…
Read More about William & Mary Law names University of Virginia Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer as deanEruore Oboh joins University of Arkansas Law as assistant dean of admissions
UA LITTLE ROCK LAW — Eruore Oboh, a 2016 graduate of the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, will return to the law school on May 11, 2020 as Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management.
Read More about Eruore Oboh joins University of Arkansas Law as assistant dean of admissionsNew York Law School professor Kim Hawkins appointed Dean for Clinical and Experiential Learning
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Kim Hawkins has been appointed the inaugural Stephen J. Ellmann Dean for Clinical and Experiential Learning at New York Law School (NYLS), effective July 1, 2020. The position is named for the late Professor Stephen J. Ellmann (1951–2019), who taught at NYLS for more than 30 years, oversaw the School’s clinical…
Read More about New York Law School professor Kim Hawkins appointed Dean for Clinical and Experiential LearningNortheastern Law professor Martha Davis promoted to University Distinguished Professor
NEWS@NORTHWESTERN — Affordable access to water is an issue that affects every household in the U.S. and is made even more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Martha Davis, a professor of law at Northeastern who has been promoted to University Distinguished Professor.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Martha Davis promoted to University Distinguished ProfessorTimothy LoveLace joins Duke Law faculty
DUKE LAW — H. Timothy Lovelace, Jr., a noted legal historian of the civil rights movement, will join the Duke Law faculty in June from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where he is a professor of law.
Read More about Timothy LoveLace joins Duke Law facultyRichard Rifkin named Legal Director at Albany Law Government Law Center
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Attorney Richard Rifkin has been named to the position of Legal Director at the Government Law Center at Albany Law School. Rifkin, who most recently served as Special Counsel and Consultant to the New York State Bar Association, brings decades of experience in government to the position.
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UC NEWS — Legal scholar and cultural anthropologist Meghan L. Morris is joining the University of Cincinnati College of Law as an assistant professor, teaching in the area of property. Her term begins in August 2020, announced Dean Verna L. Williams.
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