University of Virginia Law professor Xiao Wang honored by AALS section for paper on religious freedom
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.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Xiao Wang honored by AALS section for paper on religious freedomWashington & Lee Law faculty present at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting
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).
Read More about Washington & Lee Law faculty present at the 2024 AALS Annual MeetingAmerican Bar Association proposal aims to improve job protections for non-tenured law school faculty
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.
Read More about American Bar Association proposal aims to improve job protections for non-tenured law school facultyBrietta Clark appointed as dean of Loyola Law Los Angeles
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.
Read More about Brietta Clark appointed as dean of Loyola Law Los AngelesL. Camille Hébert named acting dean of Ohio State Moritz Law
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.
Read More about L. Camille Hébert named acting dean of Ohio State Moritz LawStefanie A. Lindquist named dean of Washington University in St. Louis Law
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.
Read More about Stefanie A. Lindquist named dean of Washington University in St. Louis LawPaul Brest to serve as interim dean of Stanford Law
REUTERS — Stanford Law School has appointed its third dean in four months, this time with Paul Brest serving as an interim leader.
Read More about Paul Brest to serve as interim dean of Stanford LawJelani Jefferson Exum named dean of St. John’s University Law
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.
Read More about Jelani Jefferson Exum named dean of St. John’s University LawJulie Andersen Hill appointed dean of University of Wyoming Law
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.
Read More about Julie Andersen Hill appointed dean of University of Wyoming LawAndré Douglas Pond Cummings named dean of Widener Commonwealth Law
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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