Colin Crawford (born November 17, 1958) is an American academic and the 24th dean of the University of Louisville School of Law.[2] Crawford will be the 16th dean of Golden Gate University School of Law, effective summer 2021.[3]

Colin Crawford
16th Dean of the Golden Gate University School of Law
Assumed office
2021
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 65)[1]
Denver, Colorado, U.S.[1]
ResidenceLouisville, Kentucky
EducationColumbia University (BA)
University of Cambridge (MA)
Harvard University (JD)
ProfessionAcademic administrator

Education edit

Crawford earned his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 1980,[4] a Master of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Career edit

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7][6]

References edit

  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. ^ "Meet Dean Colin Crawford — Louis D. Brandeis School of Law". louisville.edu.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ "BOOKSHELF". Columbia College Today. September 2000. Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "U of L names new law school dean". bizjournals.com.
  6. ^ a b Colin Crawford, Dean & Professor of Law - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (CV)
  7. ^ "Colin Crawford — Louis D. Brandeis School of Law". louisville.edu.