Law

Dean Search

The UC College of Law is pleased to welcome our finalists for the position of Dean

Members of the search committee are excited to announce that four outstanding finalists for the Dean of the College of Law will be visiting campus to meet with members of the UC community. 

The Search Committee has recommended the following candidates meet with our community:

Geoffrey Rapp, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Law - University of Toledo

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February 6, 2019

  • 1:30-2:15 pm – Faculty Open Forum, Law 104
  • 2:30-3:15 pm – Staff/Library Open Forum, Law 104
  • 3:30-4:15 pm – Student Open Forum, Law 104
  • 4:30-5:30 pm – Open Presentation and Town Hall Q&A, Law 118 

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Kenneth Vandevelde, Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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February 11, 2019

  • 1:30-2:15 pm – Faculty Open Forum, Law 203
  • 2:30-3:15 pm – Staff/Library Open Forum, Law 203
  • 3:30-4:15 pm – Student Open Forum, Law 203
  • 4:30-5:30 pm – Open Presentation and Town Hall Q&A, Law 118

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College of Law Dean Verna Williams, JD portrait photos at the College of Law. UC/Joseph Fuqua II

Verna Williams, Interim Dean, College of Law - University of Cincinnati

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February 13, 2019

  • 1:30-2:15 pm – Faculty Open Forum, Law 104
  • 2:30-3:15 pm – Staff/Library Open Forum, Law 104
  • 3:30-4:15 pm – Student Open Forum, Law 104
  • 4:30-5:30 pm – Open Presentation and Town Hall Q&A, Law 118

Feedback Form

Karen Bravo, Vice Dean, Robert H. McKinney School of Law - Indiana University

Application Materials (UC Box login for faculty, staff, and students)

February 15, 2019

  • 11:00-11:45 am – Staff/Library Open Forum, Law 203
  • 1:20-2:00 pm – Faculty Open Forum, Law 203
  • 2:10-2:50 pm – Student Open Forum, Law 203
  • 4:30-5:30 pm – Open Presentation and Town Hall Q&A, Law 118

Feedback Form

 

We encourage you to take this opportunity to attend the open forums, meet the finalists, and provide your feedback. Finalists will give a brief presentation with time allowed for questions from the audience.

Search Committee

The following individuals have agreed to serve on the search committee for the new dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Law.  Tina Whalen, dean at the College of Allied Health Sciences, will serve as chair.

Additional members are:

  • Susan Boland, Associate Director for Public and Research Services, College of Law Library
  • Felix Chang, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Corporate Law Center
  • Joel Chanvisanuruk, Assistant Dean for Academic Success and Bar Programs
  • Mark Godsey, Daniel P. and Judith L. Carmichael Professor of Law | Director, Lois and Richard Rosenthal Institute for Justice/Ohio Innocence Project
  • Emily Houh, Gustavus Henry Wald Professor of the Law and Contracts | Co-Director, Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice
  • Elizabeth Lenhart, Professor of Practice
  • Stephanie McMahon, Professor of Law
  • Judge Beth Myers, First District Court of Appeals
  • Gibran Pena-Porras, third-year law student