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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johanna Bond will become dean of Rutgers Law School, effective Jul. An accomplished legal scholar and a strong academic administrator, Professor Johanna Bond is uniquely qualified to serve as the dean of Rutgers University Law School,” said Dr. Antonio Tillis, chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

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David Beasley will join the faculty of its Joseph F. Rice School of Law. David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. Rice School of Law.

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Fairfax Appointed Dean of Howard University School of Law

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has been tapped to become dean of the Howard University School of Law. Fairfax is a passionate legal educator whose extensive scholarship and commitment to criminal justice reform are deeply aligned with the law school’s mission,” said Howard President Dr. Ben Vinson III, who announced the appointment effective July 1, 2024.

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More Quit ‘U.S. News’ Rankings of Medical, Law Schools

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More medical and law schools have announced that they are leaving the U.S. The medical schools of Cornell University and the University of Chicago are the latest to join the movement. On Thursday, Francis Lee, interim dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, announced that it would join. Disable left side advertisement?:

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Kevin R. Johnson Wins Michael A. Olivas Award from Association of American Law Schools

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Olivas Award, a national award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) that recognizes leadership and mentorship in diversity and mentoring in the legal academy. Johnson Johnson is law school dean, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law, and professor of Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis.

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U of Chicago, Cornell Law Schools Will Stay in ‘U.S. News’ Rankings

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The law schools of the University of Chicago and Cornell University may not love the U.S. University of Chicago dean Thomas J. ” Cornell’s law school also announced that it will still participate in the rankings of U.S. News & World Report rankings, but they aren’t walking away from them.

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Texas law school says fired dean lacked tenure in bid to end bias lawsuit

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The former dean of Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law did not have tenure and thus was not entitled to certain job protections, state officials said in a motion to dismiss her gender bias and retaliation lawsuit. Read more on Reuters.