Brian Gerling takes over role at SU College of Law’s Innovation Law Center

December 2, 2021

SYRACUSE.COM — Syracuse University College of Law alumnus Brian Gerling is the new executive director of the Innovation Law Center. Gerling, who brings nearly two decades of intellectual property and commercial litigation experience to the role, takes the helm from M. Jack Rudnick, who will remain engaged with the ILC as senior advisor. Gerling most recently…

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Utah Law welcomes new faculty members

December 2, 2021

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah is pleased to announce the addition of new faculty members. We’re also honored to welcome several visiting faculty to our Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment.

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Bernard Freamon Joins Haub Law as Visiting Professor

December 2, 2021

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that Bernard K. Freamon will join its law faculty as a visiting professor in the spring of 2022. While at Haub Law, he will be teaching Criminal Law and an Advanced Criminal Law Seminar on…

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Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Raskin joins Duke Law faculty

December 2, 2021

DUKE LAW — Sarah Bloom Raskin, the former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury and a visiting professor since 2020, has been named the Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law and will become faculty director of the Law School’s Global Financial Markets Center in January. An expert in financial regulation and…

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Jermaine Cruz joins Albany Law School as New Assistant Dean

December 2, 2021

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Albany Law School is proud to announce that Jermaine Cruz will serve as its next Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion.”I am extremely pleased to be joining Albany Law School,” Cruz said. “The law school community has shown itself to be one which understands the need to build a strong institutional foundation…

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New scholars join Northwestern Pritzker Law

December 2, 2021

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Northwestern Pritzker Law is delighted to welcome an extraordinary group of visiting scholars who enrich our community during the 2021-22 academic year.

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Gonzaga Law Welcomes Artist Kathy Gale (B.A. ’78)

December 2, 2021

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — Over the course of just a few moments, you will travel from a field of daffodils to a gorgeous sunset over the mountains, all while planting your feet in the Gonzaga University School of Law building. The halls are brighter than before thanks to 2021-2022 artist-in-residence Kathy Gale (B.A.’78). “Gonzaga University School of Law…

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In Memoriam: Jennifer Kessinger

December 2, 2021

WCTV TV — Florida State University College of Law’s associate dean for admissions died Wednesday, Nov. 17, after battling coronavirus, according to a letter from the dean to alumni obtained by WCTV. Jennifer Kessinger had been at the law school since 2008. “Jenn worked incredibly hard to recruit diverse, smart, hardworking and collaborative incoming 1L classes,” the email…

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In Memoriam: Robert B. Harper

December 2, 2021

EMINETRA — New Pittsburgh Courier learned that Robert B. Harper, an emeritus professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh, died on October 12. He was 82 years old. A product of Pittsburgh Public School, Harper was the first African-American life law professor in Pittsburgh. He also served as student dean in the law department of the…

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In Memoriam: Michael Berch

December 2, 2021

ASU NEWS — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University mourns the loss of Michael Berch, Emeritus Alan A. Matheson Professor of Law and a popular teacher who was honored with numerous awards. He died Nov. 6. Berch, one of the early faculty hired by Professor Willard “Ped” H. Pedrick, founding dean of…

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