MSU?College of Law names interim dean
Melanie B. Jacobs, senior associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law, has been named interim dean of the College of Law as Dean Lawrence Ponoroff returns to the faculty, effective Dec. 31.
Jacobs, a respected member of the legal academic community, brings more than 20 years of experience in teaching law to the interim role. The transition comes as the College of Law continues the process of fully integrating with Michigan State University.
“I joined the MSU College of Law faculty in 2002 and am proud to call MSU home,” Jacobs said. “I am deeply committed to our students, faculty, staff, and alumni and feel privileged to lead our school during this period of transition. I am excited for the promise and opportunities the integration holds for our students and faculty.”
The integration process began in Fall 2018 and will support a high-quality education for students as well as enhance administrative services. The college currently is a private law school affiliated with MSU, but with a separate governing board and administrative practices. Full integration is expected to be complete in August 2020.
Ponoroff, who stepped down for personal reasons, served as dean of the college for the past three and a half years.
“Dean Ponoroff has been a great partner throughout the integration process,” said Thomas Jeitschko, dean of MSU’s Graduate School and associate provost who is overseeing the law school’s full integration into MSU. “He is stepping down just as the critically important transition of all staff and faculty to MSU is being successfully completed. All other aspects of the integration are on course, and we anticipate a successfully completed integration in August 2020.”
Faculty from the college will work with MSU’s provost office to hire a permanent dean.
Law school presents ‘Bending the Arc Toward Justice’
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law ushers in Black History Month with a special evening reception, “Bending the Arc Toward Justice,” on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. acknowledging and celebrating the school’s history, present and future.
The event at Detroit Mercy Law’s atrium, 651 E. Jefferson. Ave. in Detroit includes: a portrait unveiling of Henry H. Tarrant ’22, the school’s first known African American graduate; the launch of the new Henry H. Tarrant Award for Black Student Excellence; remarks by Godfrey Dillard, a civil rights trailblazer; and an introduction of the Association of Black Law Alumni (ABLA), led by Wayne County Probate Court Judge Terrance A. Keith ’84, and ABLA’s new scholarship for African American students.
Registration and additional information available at https://tarrant20.eventbrite.com.
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