Columbia Law School names Shyamkrishna Balganesh as Professor of Law
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Balganesh returns to Columbia as a professor of law after spending fall 2019 as Samuel Rubin Visiting Professor of Law. What drew him back are not just the “superstars” in property and intellectual property already teaching here, he says, but the Law School faculty’s commitment to “the unity of the legal…
Read More about Columbia Law School names Shyamkrishna Balganesh as Professor of LawStacy L. Leeds appointed to Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership at ASU College of Law
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — Stacy L. Leeds, the first Native American female dean and a prominent Indian law trailblazer, will be part of ASU Law’s Indian Legal Program, joining a cohort of Native faculty that is the largest and most experienced in the country.
Read More about Stacy L. Leeds appointed to Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership at ASU College of LawASU College of Law named Stacy Leeds as a Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership
CHEROKEE PHOENIX — Leeds’s new position follows a stint at the University of Arkansas where she was named the first Native American female dean for its law school in 2011, serving as vice chancellor for economic development, a professor and achieving dean emeritus status.
Read More about ASU College of Law named Stacy Leeds as a Foundation Professor of Law and LeadershipChristina Swarns to lead the Innocence Project at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School as Executive Director
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — As the newest Executive Director of the Innocence Project, Swarns will continue this work from a fresh perspective. “Each transition was to have a broader impact on the work,” Swarns said, reflecting on how her career trajectory led her to her current position.
Read More about Christina Swarns to lead the Innocence Project at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School as Executive DirectorUniversity of Kansas School of Law names Guy Collier as Professor of Practice
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — Guy Collier, who has more than 40 years of experience in health law, is teaching courses in Health Law & Policy and Healthcare Regulation. He joined KU Law as an adjunct professor in January 2019 and became Professor of Practice in August 2020.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — Jan Baker, a member of the legal writing faculty at the University of South Carolina School of Law, has been named the new associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion, effective January 1, 2021. She takes over for Susan Kuo, who served in the position since 2016, and…
Read More about University of South Carolina Law professor Jan Baker named associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusionRashida Richardson Joins Northeastern as Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Northeastern Law is pleased to announce that Rashida Richardson ’11 will join the university faculty effective July 1, 2021, as assistant professor of law and political science within the School of Law and the Department of Political Science within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Read More about Rashida Richardson Joins Northeastern as Assistant Professor of Law and Political ScienceLewis & Clark Law’s Pamela Hart named assistant dean of school’s animal law program
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Pamela Hart became the new Assistant Dean of the Animal Law Program at Lewis & Clark Law School on January 1, and will continue to serve as Executive Director for the Center for Animal Law Studies.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law’s Pamela Hart named assistant dean of school’s animal law programFordham Law student Luna Garzón-Montano selected as a fellow for the E. Barrett Prettyman and Stuart Stiller Fellowship Program at Georgetown Law
FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL — Stein Scholar Luna Garzón-Montano ’21 has been selected as a fellow in the E. Barrett Prettyman and Stuart Stiller Fellowship Program at Georgetown Law. She will be Fordham Law School’s first Prettyman Fellow.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Albany Law School is excited to announce that Professor Christian Sundquist has been named Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship. Sundquist has been a professor with the law school since 2006 and served as the Director of Faculty Research and Scholarship since 2015.
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