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Iowa Regents Seeks U of Iowa Director of Center for Intellectual Freedom

This just in: The Iowa Board of Regents invites applications for the inaugural permanent Director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom (the Center or CIF). Established by the Iowa General…

Dan Filler June 22, 2026No Comments

Stacy Leeds Named President of University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa has announced that its new president will be Arizona State Law dean Stacy Leeds. Leeds has been dean at ASU since 2023; she previously served as…

Dan Filler March 11, 20261

Rick Bierschbach Named President of Wayne State

Wayne State University has named Richard Bierschbach as its new president. Bierschbach, who served as dean of the university's law school starting in 2017, was appointed interim president last September. …

Dan Filler February 26, 2026No Comments

Jennifer Mnookin Named President of Columbia University

University of Wisconsin Chancellor, and former dean of UCLA Law, Jennifer Mnookin, has been named the new president of Columbia University. Mnookin joined UCLA Law in 2005 and became dean…

Dan Filler January 27, 20261

Kent Syverud Named President of the University of Michigan

Syracuse University president, Kent Syverud, has been named the new president of the University of Michigan. Syverud, a graduate of Michigan Law, was previously the dean at both Washington University…

Dan Filler January 12, 20261

Eduardo Peñalver Named President of Georgetown

Georgetown University has announced that Eduardo Peñalver, currently the president of Seattle University (and former dean of Cornell Law) will be its next president. Peñalver holds a JD from Yale. …

Dan Filler October 23, 20251

Richard Bierschbach is Wayne State Interim President

Wayne State University has appointed its law school dean, Rick Bierschbach, as interim president. He replaces former President Kimberly Espy, who stepped down.

Dan Filler October 19, 2025No Comments