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Maryland Names Its New Dean: Phoebe Haddon

By Gordon Smith, Christine, Hurt, Vic Fleischer, Fred Tung, Lisa Fairfax, David Zaring

Today Maryland's president announced the appointment of the law school's new dean: Temple Law School Professor Phoebe Haddon, who will be the ninth dean of the University of Maryland School of Law and its first African American dean in the school's 185-year history.  Having served in leadership positions in many of the organizations dedicated to improving legal education including the ABA, AALS and the Law School Admissions Council, Haddon is a national leader in legal education.  Her scholarship focuses on constitutional law and tort law, with a particular focus on equal protection, jury participation, the courts, and diversity.  As a (now former) member of the dean search committee, I could not be any more thrilled with Maryland's choice.  I think the chair of the law school's Board of Visitors summed it up best by saying "Phoebe Haddon is the right person at the right time to be the next dean of the University of Maryland School of Law."  So congratulations to Maryland!

Full post as published by Conglomerate on March 30, 2009 (boomark / email).