Atlanta’s John Marshall Law moves downtown
ATLANTA’S JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (AJMLS) is delighted to announce its recent move to One Marquis Tower in Downtown Atlanta. After a multi-floor construction project, designed by Stevens & Wilkinson, the Law School took possession of its pristine new campus on August 6, 2021. AJMLS is now housed on three…
Read More about Atlanta’s John Marshall Law moves downtownMercer Law dean Cathy Cox named president of Georgia State and College University
THE MERCER LUSTER — Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State and the current dean of Mercer’s School of Law, has been named as the sole finalist to become president of Georgia State and College University by the University System of Georgia.
Read More about Mercer Law dean Cathy Cox named president of Georgia State and College UniversityKaren Sneddon appointed interim dean of Mercer Law
THE DEN — Mercer Law School Associate Dean Karen Sneddon has been named interim dean of the school by Provost Dr. D. Scott Davis following current Dean Cathy Cox’s appointment by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents as president of Georgia College and State University.
Read More about Karen Sneddon appointed interim dean of Mercer LawUniversity of Miami Law names Nell Newton as interim dean
NEWS@THEU — As the University of Miami School of Law welcomed first-year students for orientation on Monday, President Julio Frenk announced the selection of the school’s interim dean. Nell Jessup Newton, a former Notre Dame Law School dean, will join the University as interim dean and visiting professor beginning this September.
Read More about University of Miami Law names Nell Newton as interim deanNortheastern Law professor Rashida Richardson selected for White House science and technology policy post
NEWS @ NORTHEASTERN — Northeastern law scholar Rashida Richardson has been appointed to a new White House role in which she will help to advise President Joe Biden and others on issues related to data, automated systems, digital privacy and security, and civil rights.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Rashida Richardson selected for White House science and technology policy postStanford Law professor Brian H. Fletcher named Acting Solicitor General
BLOOMBERG LAW — Elizabeth Prelogar must step away from the U.S. solicitor general’s office while the Senate considers her nomination to lead the office permanently with a new Supreme Court term on the horizon featuring guns and abortion.
Read More about Stanford Law professor Brian H. Fletcher named Acting Solicitor GeneralWashington University in St. Louis Law dean Nancy Staudt to step down
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS — Nancy Staudt, dean of the School of Law and the Howard & Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, will conclude her deanship and leave the university Oct. 1.
Read More about Washington University in St. Louis Law dean Nancy Staudt to step downWest Virginia University Law veterans’ clinic moves to Charleston
CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL — The newest dean of the West Virginia University College of Law says there is still work to do to establish the school’s much-anticipated Charleston presence, but there is at least one clinic moving south this fall.
Read More about West Virginia University Law veterans’ clinic moves to CharlestonGeorgia State University Law dean LaVonda Reed discusses challenges to the rule of law and her vision for the school
WABE — The first Black woman to lead the Georgia State College of Law says every institution of higher education should put its students at the center of everything that institution does. “Our faculty and staff here at the college of law work really closely with our students to prepare them for what they will get out…
Read More about Georgia State University Law dean LaVonda Reed discusses challenges to the rule of law and her vision for the schoolUniversity of Minnesota Law professor Susan Wolf selected to National Academy of Sciences council on research
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — Professor Susan Wolf has been selected to serve on the new Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust, established by the National Academy of Sciences to convene stakeholders across the research enterprise to develop ways to promote high-quality research practices and to anticipate and address challenges to research ethics and integrity.
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