Oklahoma Law’s assistant dean for students nominated to federal court

May 15, 2017

KOKH (FOX OKLAHOMA CITY) – Trump nominated Scott Palk to be the U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma. Palk is currently the Assistant Dean for Students at the OU School of Law.

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Former Michigan Law professor to be nominated for federal court

May 15, 2017

U.S. NEWS – Larsen is a former Michigan law professor who’s now a justice on the state Supreme Court. President Donald Trump is nominating her for the 6th Circuit appeals court in Cincinnati.

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Hofstra Law names Judge Gail Prudenti as dean

May 8, 2017

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY – The Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, interim dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law and former Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York state, has been appointed dean of the school.

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Duquesne Law appoints Maureen Lally-Green as dean

May 8, 2017

PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES – Maureen Lally-Green has been named dean of Duquesne University’s School of Law, effective July 1, after a year of serving on an interim basis.

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Former Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher named Dean of Cleveland-Marshall Law

May 8, 2017

CLEVELAND.COM – Former Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher has been appointed dean of Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

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Louisville Brandeis Law names professor Lars Smith as interim dean during transition

May 8, 2017

LOUISVILLE CARDINAL – Interim Provost Dale Billingsley announced Professor Lars Smith will serve as acting dean for Brandeis School of Law.

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FIU Law Dean R. Alexander Acosta confirmed as Labor Secretary

May 8, 2017

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – FIU College of Law Dean R. Alexander Acosta was sworn in as the 27th United States Secretary of Labor.

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Former Justice Department Official to Head UCLA Law’s Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law

May 8, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW – Jocelyn Samuels has been selected as the new executive director of the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy.

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Georgia State Law dean to step down

May 8, 2017

ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE – Georgia State University College of Law Dean Steven J. Kaminshine will step down this summer and return to the faculty after 12 years at the helm of the college.

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FAMU Law dean dismissed from post

May 8, 2017

ORLANDO SENTINEL – Florida A&M University’s law school dean is out after 16 months on the job.

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