University of Virginia Law professor Xiao Wang honored by AALS section for paper on religious freedom

January 19, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Xiao Wang of the University of Virginia School of Law has won an Association of American Law Schools award for his paper on a recent trend in religious freedom litigation.

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Washington & Lee Law faculty present at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting

January 19, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Several members of the W&L Law faculty will present at the annual academic conference hosted by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

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American Bar Association proposal aims to improve job protections for non-tenured law school faculty

January 19, 2024

REUTERS — An American Bar Association proposal to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty has garnered widespread support, with proponents saying it will help eliminate longstanding hierarchies between different types of professors.

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Brietta Clark appointed as dean of Loyola Law Los Angeles

January 19, 2024

GLOBAL WOMAN LEADER — Loyola Marymount University has named Brietta Clarkas the permanent dean of Loyola Law School, making her the institution’s first female and Black dean in its illustrious history. 

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L. Camille Hébert named acting dean of Ohio State Moritz Law 

January 19, 2024

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY — I am pleased to share that Ohio State has named Professor L. Camille Hébert as acting dean of the Moritz College of Law, effective February 1.

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Stefanie A. Lindquist named dean of Washington University in St. Louis Law 

January 19, 2024

THE SOURCE NEWSROOM — Stefanie A. Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science in the School of Global Politics and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (ASU), has been appointed dean of the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis. 

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Paul Brest to serve as interim dean of Stanford Law

January 19, 2024

REUTERS — Stanford Law School has appointed its third dean in four months, this time with Paul Brest serving as an interim leader.

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Jelani Jefferson Exum named dean of St. John’s University Law 

January 19, 2024

ST. JOHNS UNIVERSITY — After an extensive national search, Jelani Jefferson Exum has been appointed the next dean of St. John’s Law. Currently the Dean and Philip J. McElroy Professor of Law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, she will assume her new position on June 1, 2024.

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Julie Andersen Hill appointed dean of University of Wyoming Law

January 19, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING — An attorney, academic and administrator who started her legal career in Wyoming has been named dean of the University of Wyoming College of Law.

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André Douglas Pond Cummings named dean of Widener Commonwealth Law

January 19, 2024

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOLS — Widener University is pleased to announce the appointment of andré douglas pond cummings, an accomplished leader, scholar, and award-winning professor, as Commonwealth Law School’s new dean.

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