Dean News

Northwestern University has announced that Hari Osofsky will step down as dean of the law school this summer.  She will direct the Energy Innovation Lab and the Rule of Law…

Here is the message from Provost Elizabeth Béjar: May 23, 2025 Dear members of the university community,After leading the College of Law for the past seven years, Antony Page has…

Sometimes things slip by me - and this one sure did.  The Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law has announced that Jason Czarnezki will be its next dean. …

University of North Carolina School of Law has announced that Martin Brinkley will step down as dean of the law school at the end of the 2025-26 school year.  Brinkley…

Professor and Associate Dean Bradley Myers has been named interim dean of University of North Dakota School of Law effective July 1.  Myers joined the faculty as a visiting assistant…

Willamette University has announced that Jeffrey Dobbins is its law school's new dean.   He joined the law school in 2006 and has been serving as interim dean.  Dobbins, who holds…

The University of Chicago Law School has announced that Adam Chilton will be its next dean.  He joined the faculty in 2014.  Chilton, who holds a JD and a Ph.D…

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School has announced that Marty Ellin will be its next dean.   He has held senior and development roles with several service-focused organizations and served for 20…

California Western School of Law has announced that Miriam Baer will be its next dean.  She is currently vice dean and professor of law at Brooklyn Law School.  Baer, who…

Oren Griffin is stepping down as dean of Tulsa College of Law effective June 30 and will return to the faculty.   Griffin became dean in 2021.  Marc Roark, associate dean…