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University of Richmond law school dean stepping down next year
The University of Richmond announced Wednesday that Wendy Perdue, dean of the university’s School of Law, is stepping down as dean at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. Perdue has been the law school dean since 2011 and will remain on faculty as a professor of law following a sabbatical. “Dean Perdue’s leadership, vision, […]
Law 2023: WENDY COLLINS PERDUE
“If you are not having fun,” says Perdue, “you are not doing it right.” A longtime leader in legal education, Perdue joined the faculty of Georgetown University Law Center in 1982, ultimately becoming an associate dean. Since 2011, she has been the University of Richmond’s law dean and specializes in civil procedure, conflict of laws, […]
Law 2023: CARL TOBIAS
As Williams endowed chair for the University of Richmond School of Law since 2004, Tobias is a prolific writer and scholar, with an emphasis on federal judicial selection. He has authored more than 200 Law Review articles in some of the country’s top law journals, including the Stanford, Columbia, California and Cornell law reviews. He […]
