STRICKMAN
NAMED FIRST COLLEGE
OF LAW DEAN
Last December, Leonard P. Strickman, former dean of the University
of Arkansas School of Law and a graduate of Yale Law School, was named the first
dean of FIU's College of Law.
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| Provost
Mark B. Rosenberg and Dean Leonard P. Strickman |
"It's fundamentally
important that we start our College of Law on the right foot, and Dean Strickman
is precisely the right person to do that," said FIU President Modesto A. Maidique.
"Under his leadership, we'll be able to immediately offer our students a thorough,
accredited program of study that will serve them well in the practice of law."
A seasoned
law school dean with extensive experience in legal education and law school accreditation,
Strickman was dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law from 1991-99. He
served as dean of Northern Illinois University College of Law from 1981 to 1990.
At Northern
Illinois, he took the law school from provisional status to full approval from
the American Bar Association. Shortly thereafter, he led the college into the
prestigious Association of American Law Schools. At Arkansas, he initiated a process
of diversifying both the faculty and student body, advanced the school's rankings,
enhanced resources to support faculty research and initiated the school's first
major fund-raising effort.
His
work in the latter area created six endowed professorships and established a highly
regarded legal writing and professional skills program.
"Dean
Strickman is a nationally recognized leader in legal education," said FIU Provost
Mark Rosenberg. "It is a coup for FIU to get him on board. His appointment represents
a significant step forward for our College of Law."
"I
am delighted to be coming to an ascendant university with a commitment to interdisciplinary
study," said Strickman. "I believe the College of Law will be able to play an
important role in the entire university."
