Seventeen New Law School Deans Begin Their Terms Today

Law.com, Next Week Will See Influx of New Law Deans Across the Country:

• John Anderson — Interim Dean, Mississippi College
  From Faculty, Mississippi College
  Succeeds Patricia Bennett, Dean since December 1, 2016
• Lonnie Brown, Jr. — Dean, Tennessee
  From Associate Dean and Faculty, Georgia
  Succeeds Douglas Blaze, Interim Dean since July 1, 2020
• Camille Carey — Dean, New Mexico
  From Vice Dean and Faculty, New Mexico
  Succeeds Sergio Pareja, Dean since August 1, 2015
• Robert Chesney — Dean, Texas
  From Associate Dean and Faculty, Texas
  Succeeds Ward Farnsworth, Dean since June 1, 2012
• Beth Cohen — Interim Dean, Western New England
  From Faculty and Director, LRW Program
  Succeeds Sudha Setty, Dean since July 1, 2018
• Leah Chan Grinvald — Dean, UNLV
  From Associate Dean and Faculty, Suffolk
  Succeeds Sara Gordon, Interim Dean since July 1, 2021
• Blake Hudson — Dean, Cumberland
  From Faculty, Florida
  Succeeds Henry Strickland, Dean since July 1, 2014
• Melanie Jacobs — Dean, Louisville
  From Interim Dean and Faculty, Michigan State
  Succeeds Lars Smith, Interim Dean since April 30, 2021
• Thoma Mayo — Interim Dean, SMU
  From Senior Associate Dean and Faculty, SMU
  Succeeds Jennifer Collins, Dean since July 1, 2014
• Christiana Ochoa — Interim Dean, Indiana-Bloomington
  From Associate Dean and Faculty, Indiana-Bloomington
  Succeeds Austen Parrish, Dean since January 1, 2014
• Cynthia Nance — Dean, Arkansas-Fayetteville
  From Faculty (and Former Dean), Arkansas-Fayetteville
  Succeeds Alena Allen, Interim Dean since January 1, 2012
• Brian Pappas — Dean, North Dakota
  From Associate Provost, Eastern Michigan
  Succeeds Michael McGinniss, Dean since July 1, 2019
• Sudha Setty — Dean, CUNY
  From Dean, Western New England
  Succeeds Eduardo Capulong, Interim Dean since April 1, 2021
• Rodney Smolla — Dean, Vermont
  From Dean, Widener-Delaware
  Succeeds Beth McCormack, Interim Dean since January 23, 2021
• Anthony Varona — Dean, Seattle
  From Dean and Faculty, Miami
  Succeeds Annette Clark, Dean since July 1, 2013

• Melanie Wilson — Dean, Washington & Lee
  From Dean and Faculty, Tennessee
  Succeeds Michelle Drumbl, Interim Dean since July 1, 2021
• David Yellen — Dean, Miami
  From CEO, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
  Succeeds Nell Newton, Interim Dean since August 16, 2021