Raven Byrne to serve as vice dean of Campbell Law
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NEWS — Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced Raven Byrne has been promoted to Vice Dean effective May 22, 2023. Byrne, a 2006 Campbell Law graduate, joined the law school as Director of Student Life and Pro Bono Opportunities in September 2021 and was promoted to Assistant Dean of Student Life and…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Xiao Wang, a professor known for his innovations as an appellate clinic leader, is joining the University of Virginia School of Law faculty to direct its Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.
Read More about University of Virginia Law appoints Xiao Wang to lead Supreme Court Litigation ClinicLewis & Clark Law adds animal law professor Raj Reddy to the faculty
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — After a nationwide search, the Faculty Hiring Committee has selected Dr. Rajesh K. Reddy as an Assistant Professor of Animal Law for the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at Lewis & Clark Law School. His role will begin on September 1, 2023.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — David Holt has been selected as the next dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law, university officials announced today. Holt, a 2009 graduate of the OCU School of Law, will begin his term as law dean on July 1. His selection follows a multi-month, national search that launched after the…
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COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN — Paul Litton will be the new dean of the MU School of Law, according to an MU news release Wednesday. Litton will succeed Lyrissa Lidsky, who stepped down last July and returned to the University of Florida to teach. Litton has served as interim dean since then; his new title takes effect June 1.
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NCCENTRAL UNIVERSITY — North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has named Patricia Timmons-Goodson, retired North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice, School of Law dean, effective July 1, 2023. Timmons-Goodson will be tasked with elevating the School of Law’s visibility, attractiveness and sustainability as an institution that prepares ‘practice ready’ law graduates who excel at the bar examination.
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY — In a series of firsts, Professor Jack Harrison will become the first Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law faculty member to hold the college’s first endowed academic chair in its 130-year history.
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UC NEWS — University of Cincinnati Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Valerio Ferme, PhD, has named Haider Ala Hamoudi as dean of the College of Law. Hamoudi will serve as the college’s 27th dean since its founding in 1833. The UC College of Law is the fourth oldest continuously operating law school in…
Read More about Haider Ala Hamoudi named dean of the University of Cincinnati LawFranita Tolson named co-dean of USC Gould Law
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Dear Gould Community: I am very pleased to announce that April 7 marks the official first day of Professor Franita Tolson’s leadership as Co-Dean of the law school. Dean Tolson not only represents the standard of excellence in her scholarly field, but also exemplifies the commitment to service that is…
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TUSCALOOSA NEWS — Longtime University of Alabama School of Law faculty member William S. Brewbaker III will become the school’s next dean July 10. He now serves as William Alfred Rose Professor of Law at UA. The Montgomery native and graduate of Vanderbilt University and University of Virginia School of Law became a full-time UA…
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