Berkeley Law Names Constitutional Scholar as Next Dean

The University of California’s Berkeley School of Law on Wednesday named Constitutional Law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky as its next dean, opening a new chapter after its last permanent dean exited in March 2016 amid sexual harassment allegations.

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Since 2009, Chemerinsky has served as the founding dean of U.C. Irvine School of Law, which has earned national recognition for attracting top faculty: A2015 study that tallied the number of citations to its faculty’s research noted the school placed sixth in the nation, just behind ...