Kurt Schmoke, who served as dean of Howard Law School from 2002-12 (and was the first African-American mayor of Baltimore, from 1987-99) has been appointed president of the University of Baltimore. He takes over this summer. Schmoke is currently interim president of Howard. He is a former Rhodes Scholar and holds a JD from Harvard.
Kurt Schmoke, Former Law Dean (And Mayor), To Lead U Of Baltimore
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That's great news for UB and the city of Baltimore.
The current president of UB is Robert L. Bogomolny. Bob was the dean of law at Cleveland State for a decade. He has done an outstanding job at UB (not to tout the competition), and Kurt is a great choice to go from strength to strength..r