Colorado College President to Return to UC Davis Law Faculty

Prominent legal scholar L. Song Richardson left UC Davis three years ago to assume the presidency at Colorado College.  She has resigned from the presidency effective June 2024 citing constraints on her ability to engage in national policy discussions on what have become hot topic or controversial issues.  She wrote that as the national dialogue around “equity and fairness” has intensified, and that she has felt “increasingly torn between my desire to pursue that work as an academic with the freedom to fully engage in these debates, express my personal views, and challenge the status quo” and her responsibilities as president of the college. Richardson, who is Black and Korean, is the first woman of color to hold the presidency at Colorado College. She received her A.B. from Harvard College and her J.D. from Yale Law School.

President Richardson plans to return to the UC Davis law faculty (where she had served as dean prior to joining Colorado College) and she plans to launch a new institute focused on equity, opportunity and leadership.

Long Stading UVI President David Hall to Complete 15-year Run in July 2024

UVI President David Hall, who previously served as the dean of Northeastern School of Law, decided not seek reappointment as he completes his 15th year as President (2009-2024).  In 1993, when he was appointed dean of the Northeastern University School of Law, he made history by being the first African-American to hold the position. He also served as Provost and Senior Vice President of Northeastern University, and was also the first African American to hold that position. 

Dr. Hall holds a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University, a JD from the University of Oklahoma, where he also earned a master's degree in Human Relations, and he holds both an LL.M. degree and a doctorate of juridical science (SJD) from Harvard Law School.

New College Board of Trustees Selects Interim President Richard Corcoran for Permanent Appointment

Following his appointment as interim president the New College in Florida, former Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran was selected in October 2023 by the College Board of Trustees as its next president. Corcoran was one of three finalists in a national search that attracted more that 60 applicants.

Corcoran first ran for the Florida House of Representatives in 2010 and was re-elected twice. He has been active in many roles in government including serving as a legislative aide to Paul Hawkes, chief of staff to Marco Rubio, and outside counsel to former House speaker Tom Feeney.

A practicing attorney for more than two decades, Corcoran earned his JD from Regent University. He served in the Naval Reserve while a student. In May 2022 when he resigned as Florida’s education commissioner, he started a law firm and a consulting firm.