Timothy Todd named dean of Liberty Law 

February 4, 2025

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — With the Spring 2025 semester scheduled to start on Monday, Liberty University has announced these important leadership updates: Dr. Steven Brinly has been named dean of the School of Aeronautics, Dr. Timothy Todd has been named dean of the School of Law, and Dr. Richard “Rich” Diddams is dean of the School of Business.

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Pace Law appoints three professors to their environmental law program 

February 3, 2025

PACE UNIVERSITY — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce the appointment of an accomplished leadership team to continue to guide its top ranked Environmental Law Program into the future. Haub Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, Katrina Fischer Kuh, will serve as Faculty Director of the Environmental Law Program.

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Tulane Law professor Katherine Mattes announces retirement

February 3, 2025

TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans’ criminal justice system, Katherine Mattes, then a professor of the practice with Tulane Law School’s Criminal Justice Clinic, found herself in hazmat gear documenting the ruined evidence rooms of courthouses and police stations. With a BBC crew capturing her efforts, Mattes provided crucial

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Pace Law to add health law and business law scholar Lauren Roth to the faculty

January 30, 2025

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Lauren Roth, an accomplished scholar in health law and business law, will join the faculty as an Associate Professor of Law beginning in Fall 2025.

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Nicholas Schroeck named dean of University of Detroit Mercy Law 

January 28, 2025

DETROIT MERCY LAW — University of Detroit Mercy named Nicholas Schroeck the next dean of the School of Law.

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Michael T. Colatrella named dean of University of the Pacific McGeorge Law

January 28, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Michael T. Colatrella Jr., professor of law and the inaugural Tracy A. Eglet Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law will be the new dean of the law school, officials announced today.

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Jerry Dickinson named dean of Pitt Law

January 28, 2025

THE REPORTER — The University of Pittsburgh has appointed Professor and Vice Dean Jerry Dickinson as the new dean of the School of Law, effective January 15. Dickinson, a Pittsburgh native, was selected for his extensive experience and reputation as a constitutional law scholar and civil rights lawyer.

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Reynaldo Anaya Valencia named president and dean of South Texas College of Law Houston

January 28, 2025

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston’s board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Reynaldo “Rey” Anaya Valencia as the law school’s next president and dean, to begin in July 2025.

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University of North Dakota Law dean Brian Pappas named chancellor of Indiana University South Bend

January 23, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA — Brian Pappas, dean of the School of Law at the University of North Dakota, has accepted the position of chancellor at Indiana University South Bend.

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Boston College Law adds Amanda Teo to the faculty as Rappaport Center executive director  

January 22, 2025

BC LAW — Amanda M. Teo, a career public servant who has managed and advised two of the state’s largest public law offices, will serve as the Executive Director of the acclaimed Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School, announced Odette Lienau, the Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean.

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