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Colin Crawford (academic)

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Colin Crawford
16th Dean of the Golden Gate University School of Law
In office
2021–2023
Preceded byEric Christiansen (interim)
Anthony Niedwiecki
24th Dean of the University of Louisville School of Law
In office
May 15, 2018 – 2021
Preceded bySusan Duncan (interim)
Succeeded byMelanie B. Jacobs
Personal details
Born
Colin Crawford[1]

(1958-11-17) November 17, 1958 (age 66)[1]
Denver, Colorado, U.S.[1]
ResidenceLouisville, Kentucky
EducationColumbia University (BA)
University of Cambridge (MA)
Harvard University (JD)
ProfessionAcademic administrator

Colin Crawford (born November 17, 1958) is an American academic and dean of the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Education

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Crawford earned his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 1980,[2] a Master of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Career

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On February 18, 2021, Golden Gate University announced it had hired Crawford as the new dean of its law school.[3]

Crawford became dean of the University of Louisville School of Law on January 1, 2018. He was named Dean after a search that lasted nearly five years.[4]

Prior to his position in Louisville, he was the Robert C. Cudd Professor of Environmental Law at Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana from 2010 to 2017.[5] He has also taught at Georgia State University College of Law from 2003 to 2010, Thomas Jefferson School of Law from 1997 to 2003, and Brooklyn Law School from 1992 to 1997.[6][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hubbell, Martindale (March 2001). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, U.S. Government Lawyers, Law Schools (Volume 4 - 2001). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561604395.
  2. ^ "BOOKSHELF". Columbia College Today. September 2000. Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Colin Crawford Named Dean of Golden Gate University School of Law". finance.yahoo.com. Yahoo News / PRNewswire. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ "U of L names new law school dean". bizjournals.com.
  5. ^ a b Colin Crawford, Dean & Professor of Law - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (CV)
  6. ^ "Colin Crawford — Louis D. Brandeis School of Law". louisville.edu.