Brigadier General Shane Reeves, dean of the Academic Board of the U.S Military Academy at West Point has been appointed  as the 29 th  President of the University of Wyoming effective July 2026.  Reeves  holds a Master of Laws in military law from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, a Juris Doctor from the College of William and Mary and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy (USMA). He is admitted to practice law before the Virginia S

The University of Tulsa as selected seasoned law school dean Stacy Leeds as its 22 nd  President effective July 1, 2026.   She is the first woman permanent president of the University. Leeds is currently the Dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and she previously served as the Dean of Arkansas School of Law. She also served as the Inaugural Vice Chancellor for Economic Development at the University of Arkansas.    She formerly served as I

The trend continues  with more law deans being appointed as college and university presidents this year. Wayne State University has elected its law school dean, Richard A. Bierschbach  as its President, effective immediately, through June 3, 2030. Prior to his tenure as dean at Wayne State Law School, he taught at Cardozo School of Law where he also served as Vice Dean. Before joining academia, Bierschbach clerked for Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals fo