The Faculty Lounge

Lee Fisher Named President of Baldwin Wallace University

Baldwin Wallace University has announced that its new president will be Lee Fisher.  Fisher has served as the dean of Cleveland State College of Law and was also the former Ohio lieutenant governor and attorney general.  He will assume the presidency on July 1.

Matt Parlow Named President of Chapman University

Chapman University has announced that its new president will be Matt Parlow.  Parlow served as dean of Chapman Law before becoming the university's executive vice president and chief advancement officer.  He will assume the Presidency on September 2, 2025.

Manning Named Interim Provost of Harvard; Goldberg is Interim Law Dean

Harvard University has named the law school's dean, John Manning as the new interim provost.  John Goldberg, who has been at Harvard since 2008, was named interim dean of the law school.  He holds a JD from NYU.

 

Concord Law School Officially Renamed Purdue Global Law School

Concord Law School - the online law school started in the days of Kaplan - has been renamed Purdue Global Law School effective November 8.  More details can be found here. I'll be curious to see whether Purdue will begin moves toward ABA accreditation. 

Keith Faulkner Named President of Charleston Southern University

Charleston Southern University has named Keith Faulkner as its new president.  Faulkner has been serving as president and dean of Appalachian School of Law and previously served as dean and interim dean of law schools at Liberty University and Campbell University, respectively.

Faulkner, himself an alum of CSU, begins his new duties in October.

Jenny Martinez named Provost of Stanford University

Stanford University has announced that its new provost will be Jenny S. Martinez.  Martinez is the dean of Stanford Law School and professor of law.  She will assume her new position on October 1.

Laura Rosenbury Named President of Barnard College

We're pretty late to the party on this but Barnard College has announced that Laura Rosenbury will be its next president.  Rosenbury is currently dean at Florida Law.  She will assume the Barnard Presidency on July 1, 2023.  

Garry Jenkins Named President of Bates College

Bates College has announced that Garry Jenkins will be its next president.  Jenkins  is currently dean at the University of Minnesota Law.  He will assume the Bates Presidency on July 1, 2023.  What a great hire for Bates!

Rob Vischer Named President of University of St. Thomas

The University of St. Thomas has announced that its new president will be Rob Vischer.  Vischer has served as dean of the university's law school from 2013-2022.  He assumed the St. Thomas Presidency on January 1, 2023.

Jennifer Mnookin Named Chancellor of of UW-Madison

Jennifer Mnookin  has been named Chancellor of  the University of Wisconsin-Madison.   Mnookin has served as dean of the UCLA School of Law since 2015.  A Bruin no longer, Mnookin will become a Badger on August 4.  

Law Professor Named Interim Chancellor

Andy Klein, law professor (and former dean) at Indiana University's Robert H. McKinney School of Law, has been named interim university chancellor (beginning March 1).  You can read the law school's announcement here.

 

 

Liz Magill named President of Penn

The University of Pennsylvania has announced that its new president will be M. Elizabeth Magill.  Magill has served as the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Virginia since 2019 and previously served as the dean of  Stanford Law School.  She will assume the Penn Presidency on July 1, 2022.

SMU Dean Jennifer Collins Named President of Rhodes College

Rhodes College has announced that its new president will be Jennifer M. Collins.  Collins has been the dean of SMU Law since 2014.  She will make the move to Tennessee on July 1, 2022.

Chapman University Names Matt Parlow Named Executive VP & Advancement Chief

Chapman Law Dean Matt Parlow has been named Chapman University's new Executive Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer.  He has served as dean of the law school since 2016.  Parlow takes over December 1.  An interim dean will be named shortly. 

Mandell Named Temple's Interim Provost; Rebouche is Interim Law Dean

Temple University has named the law school's dean, Gregory Mandell, as the new interim provost, following the departure of JoAnne Epps (herself the former dean of Temple Law.)  Rachel Rebouche, who has been at Temple since 2013, was named interim dean.  She holds a JD from Harvard.

Cathy Cox Named Finalist in Georgia College President Search

Mercer Law dean Cathy Cox has been named as a the sole finalist in George College and State University's search for a new president.  Don't know the school?  Flannery O'Connor is an alum (back when it was Georgia State College for Women.)  Cox has been the dean of Mercer since 2017.  

Wendy Hensel Named Iowa President Finalist

The University of Iowa presidential search continues to focus on law profs.  This week Iowa hosted its third finalist - Provost Wendy Hensel of Georgia State, the former dean of Georgia State Law.  As I previously noted, Penn State Dean Hari Osofsky was the first candidate to visit Iowa City. 

Hari Osofsky Named Finalist in Iowa President Search

The University of Iowa has named Dean Hari Osofsky, of Penn State Law - University Park, as one of four finalists in its search for a new president.   A report on her presentation is here.  Iowa President Bruce Herreld announced his retirement last fall.  Osofsky joined Penn State as dean in 2017.

Vincent Rougeau Named President of Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross has named Boston College Law dean, Vince Rougeau, as its new President.  Rougeau, who became dean at BC in 2011, and is the current president of the AALS, will take over at Holy Cross on July 1.

Susan Poser Named President of Hofstra

Hofstra University announced that its new president will be Susan Poser.  Poser is the provost of University of Illinois - Chicago, and previously served as the dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law.  She holds a JD and Ph.D from UC Berkeley.