Arizona State University Law welcomes six new faculty members  

August 4, 2025

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is proud to announce the appointment of six new faculty members, whose areas of interest and practice range from civil rights, corporate law, torts, health law and legal method and writing.

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University of Virginia Law adds professor Chinh Le to the faculty 

August 4, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Chinh Le ’00, a visiting professor of practice and longtime legal aid and civil rights attorney, has joined the University of Virginia School of Law as an assistant professor of law on the general faculty.

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University of New Mexico Law appoints Sherri Thomas as director of Law and Indigenous Peoples Program 

August 4, 2025

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LAW SCHOOL — Professor Sherri Thomas has been named the new Director of the Law and Indigenous Peoples Program (LIPP) at the School of Law. Professor Thomas assumed the role following Professor Aliza Organick who is set to retire this summer.

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University of Chicago Law professor Alison Siegler receives named professorship 

August 4, 2025

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — Alison Siegler has been named the Lillian E. Kraemer Clinical Professor in Public Interest Law, effective July 1.

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Stanford Law adds Constitutional and federal judiciary scholar Fred O. Smith Jr. to the faculty  

August 4, 2025

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School announced today that Fred O. Smith Jr., JD ’07, has joined the faculty as a professor of law. A leading voice on constitutional law, civil procedure, and the federal judiciary, Smith returns to the school where, as a first-year student, he set his sights on a career in academia. 

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Stanford Law names Lucy Ricca executive director of the Center for the Rule of Law   

August 4, 2025

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of Lucy Ricca as executive director of the Sally B. and William H. Neukom Center for the Rule of Law, effective September 1, 2025.

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Harvard Law appoints professor Richard Re to the faculty 

July 21, 2025

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Richard Re, a leading expert on constitutional law, federal courts, and criminal procedure, joined the Harvard Law faculty as a professor of law on July 1. He served as the Ropes and Gray Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School from 2024 to 2025, during which time he received the

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Harvard Law appoints professor Kristen Eichensehr to the faculty  

July 21, 2025

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Kristen Eichensehr, an expert in foreign relations, national security, cybersecurity, and international law, joined the Harvard Law faculty as a professor of law on July 1. She served as the Samuel Williston Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School from 2024 to 2025.

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University of Maryland Law appoints new board of visitor’s members 

July 21, 2025

THE ELM — The eight distinguished alumni will serve as thoughtful advisors and active participants in the school’s programs and initiatives.

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University of Virginia Law adds professor Michael Francus to the faculty    

July 21, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Michael Francus, a bankruptcy law scholar, will join the University of Virginia School of Law faculty this summer after spending the past year as a visiting professor.

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