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Reed, who came to SU in 2006 and has held her current role since 2015, will assume her role at Georgia State on July 1.

Share LaVonda N. Reed LaVonda N. Reed, associate provost for faculty affairs and professor of law, has been named the seventh dean in the college’s history and the first African American to lead the College of Law at Georgia State University, effective July 1. Reed first joined the Syracuse University community in 2006 and has served in her current role since 2015.  In her 15 years at the University, Reed’s teaching and research has focused on wills and trusts, property law, and communications regulatory law and policy. She has taught and mentored hundreds of students and served in...

2021 Academic Staff Excellence Awards April 22, 2021 Each year, UW–Madison honors nine academic staff members for their achievements and dedication to excellence. This year’s recipients are gifted teachers, award-winning researchers, skilled administrators and passionate mentors — all working harder than ever to help the university navigate a pandemic. The following nine employees will receive 2021 Academic Staff Excellence Awards during an invitation-only virtual ceremony. Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching Janet McCray Batzli Biology Core Curriculum Program (Bi...

News No Comments The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) will welcome Professor Meera Deo, J.D., Ph.D., on March 29 at 12:05 p.m. The event, which is co-sponsored by ATLE and the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Diversity and Excellence Committee, is open to all UA Little Rock faculty. Deo will be discussing her recent book, “Unequal Profession: Race and Gender in Legal Academia.” The book draws from her landmark Diversity in Legal Academia (DLA) project, the first formal empirical study to investigate intersectional rac...

News No Comments The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will hold Giving Day 2021 on Thursday, March 18, to encourage friends of the university, employees, alumni, and students to come together to make a difference at UA Little Rock.  “Giving Days have become increasingly popular for many colleges and universities,” said Samantha Wiley, director of annual giving. “UA Little Rock’s Giving Day is special because our students are unlike students from any surrounding schools. We know that 72 percent of our students work, and Giving Day provides us an opportunity to produce additional...