American University Washington College of Law Launches Search for Next Dean
Sept. 17, 2020
American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) is excited to announce the search for our next dean. AU is seeking a strategic, entrepreneurial, and energetic leader to serve as Dean of Washington College of Law, commencing in summer 2021. The Dean will lead a large, vibrant, creative, diverse, and forward-looking law school in the nation’s capital.
Read the full search announcement here.
“I am honored to be working with a stellar committee—and the entire AUWCL community—to ensure the search process is an energizing and collaborative opportunity to reflect on our strengths and build on them for the law school’s future,” said Professor and Director of the Health Law and Policy Program Lindsay Wiley, chair of the search committee. “We are proud to call AUWCL our intellectual home and we look forward to introducing prospective candidates to our law school community.”
The AUWCL Dean Search Committee includes:
- Padideh Ala’i, Professor of Law, Director, International and Comparative Legal Studies
- Janie Chuang, Professor of Law
- Jeremi Duru, Professor of Law
- Lewis Grossman, Professor of Law
- Eric Huang ’05, Deans Advisory Council, Chair of The John Sherman Myers Society
- Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Dean, AU School of Education
- Fernando Laguarda, Faculty Director, Program on Law and Government
- Binny Miller, Professor of Law, Co-Director, Criminal Justice Clinic
- Tim Smelling ’21, President, AUWCL Student Bar Association
- Lindsay Wiley, Professor of Law, Director, Health Law and Policy Program (Chair)
- Joni Wiredu, Senior Director, Office of Academic Excellence
WittKieffer is assisting American University in this search. Application materials can be submitted using WittKieffer’s candidate portal or by email. Review of candidate materials will continue until the position is filled, with priority given to applications received by December 4, 2020. Confidential nominations and inquiries can be directed to Werner Boel, LL.M. and Veena Abraham, J.D. at AUlawdean@wittkieffer.com.