Widener University Delaware Law professor Rodney Smolla named next president of Vermont Law School
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — The Vermont Law School (VLS) Board of Trustees today announced that it has named Rodney A. Smolla incoming VLS president. The higher education leader and legal educator, litigator, scholar, and author will become the school’s president on July 1.
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UCI Law — Austen Parrish, a respected scholar, gifted classroom teacher and admired legal academy leader, will become the third dean of the School of Law at the University of California, Irvine, following a nationwide search. He will assume the post on Aug. 3.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — New deans appointed at schools in all corners of the country.
Read More about Recent law school dean hires across the countryMelanie B. Jacobs selected as dean of University of Louisville Law
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION –The University of Louisville (UofL) has appointed legal scholar Melanie B. Jacobs as the next dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Jacobs, currently at Michigan State University, is a globally renowned expert in family law. Interim UofL President Dr. Lori Gonzalez said the institution held listening sessions in…
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS — UNLV has named Leah Chan Grinvald as the next dean for the William S. Boyd School of Law, effective July 1, 2022. Grinvald, who was selected following a national search for the position, is currently associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at Suffolk University Law School in…
Read More about UNLV Law selects Leah Chan Grinvald as deanCUNY Law selects Sudha Setty as new dean
QUEENS DAILY EAGLE — After a long search, CUNY School of Law has a new woman at the helm. Sudha Setty was recently named the dean of the Queens law school. When she takes office later this year, she will become the first person of South Asian descent to lead a CUNY school. Firsts are not unfamiliar to…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than a year and a half after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, prompting a national reckoning about institutional racism and societal inequity, signs of change in higher education can be hard to spot. One place you might not have thought to look is behind the college…
Read More about Colleges hire diverse set of leaders for president roleSeattle University Law selects Anthony E. Varona as new dean
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — After a nationwide search, Seattle University has selected Anthony E. Varona as the new dean of Seattle University School of Law. He joins the law school — with an annual enrollment of more than 600 students and a strong emphasis on social justice — from the University of Miami School…
Read More about Seattle University Law selects Anthony E. Varona as new deanIncoming University of Akron Law dean Emily Janoski-Haehlen discusses her vision for the school
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — It’s been just over five years since Emily Janoski-Haehlen first started at The University of Akron School of Law in January 2017. Initially hired as the director of the law library and an associate professor of law, she is now a full professor and serves as associate dean of academic affairs, law…
Read More about Incoming University of Akron Law dean Emily Janoski-Haehlen discusses her vision for the schoolUniversity of Tennessee Law names Lonnie T. Brown as dean
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE NEWS — Lonnie T. Brown Jr. has been named dean of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Law and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law. He begins July 1. Brown, the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism at the University…
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