Stanford Law adds criminal procedure and computer crime scholar Orin Kerr to the faculty 

January 22, 2025

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School announced today that Orin Kerr (MS ’94) has joined the faculty as a professor of law. Widely recognized as a leading authority on the Fourth Amendment, Kerr was instrumental in developing the field of computer crime law, which focuses on the adaptation of traditional legal doctrines to digital crime and

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NYU Law adds professor Oren Bar-Gill to the faculty  

January 22, 2025

NYU LAW — Oren Bar-Gill will rejoin the NYU School of Law faculty as Professor of Law with tenure, beginning in the 2025–26 academic year. Bar-Gill comes to NYU Law from Harvard Law School, where he holds the William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professorship of Law and Economics. From 2005 to 2014, Bar-Gill

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Pace Law adds Lauren Roth to the faculty as associate professor 

January 22, 2025

PACE UNIVERSITY — 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. Professor Roth will teach courses in corporations, contracts, and health law while also

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Vanderbilt Law assistant dean for career services Elizabeth Workman to retire in summer 2025 

January 22, 2025

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY — Elizabeth Workman, Assistant Dean for Career Services at Vanderbilt Law School, has announced her intention to retire at the end of Summer 2025. She has held the position for over 25 years.

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Seton Hall Law appoints Carl Coleman as Hastings Center Fellow 

January 22, 2025

SETON HALL LAW — Legal bioethics professor Carl H. Coleman, J.D., Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Seton Hall School of Law, has been named a fellow by the Hastings Center, the oldest independent, nonpartisan interdisciplinary research institute of its kind in the world, playing a critical role in establishing the field of bioethics.

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Jason J. Czarnezki appointed dean of IIT Chicago-Kent Law

January 8, 2025

ILLINOIS TECH CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW — Jason J. Czarnezki has been appointed as the next dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), effective June 1, 2025.

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University of Baltimore Law shares highlights from 2024

January 7, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — LaVonda N. Reed became dean and professor at The University of Baltimore School of Law on July 1, 2024. She is the first female dean at the School of Law.

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Boston University Law appoints Erika George as associate dean for equity, justice and engagement 

December 23, 2024

BOSTON UNIVERSITY — Drawing lines between environmental justice, technology, and corporate social responsibility, Erika George is a leading scholar in the field of business and human rights. Her research, including her book Incorporating Rights: Strategies to Advance Corporate Accountability (Oxford University Press 2021), examines the growing demands for business enterprises to respect international human rights.

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Texas Tech Law appoints Lauren Valastro as assistant professor of law  

December 23, 2024

TEXAS TECH SCHOOL OF LAW — Texas Tech University School of Law is excited to announce that Lauren Valastro will join the faculty this fall as an Assistant Professor of Law and the Frank McDonald Scholar in Business Law, teaching Business Entities and Contracts.

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Seton Hall Law appoints professor Carl Coleman as fellow for Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law 

December 23, 2024

SETON HALL LAW — Legal bioethics professor Carl H. Coleman, J.D., Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Seton Hall School of Law, has been named a fellow by the Hastings Center, the oldest independent, nonpartisan interdisciplinary research institute of its kind in the world, playing a critical role in establishing the field of bioethics.

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