🔒UConn School of Law dean reappointed to second term

The University of Connecticut has reappointed Eboni S. Nelson to serve a second five-year term as dean of its School of Law, the university announced this week. Nelson's new term begins Aug. 1, extending her leadership through 2030. Nelson, who first took the helm in July 2020, has guided the law school through significant challenges during her initial term, including navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, according to UConn. "Since her appointment in July 2020, Dean Nelson has successfully led the School of Law through a period of both challenge and significant progress," UConn Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Anne D'Alleva said. "Her steady, visionary leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and the years that followed advanced the Law School's academic and scholarly excellence, student success and well-being, and community engagement." Under Nelson's leadership, the law school has achieved improvements in key performance metrics, according to UConn. First-time bar passage rates climbed to 85% in July 2024, while graduate employment outcomes have strengthened, the school said. According to university data, 92% of students from the most recent three graduating classes secured full-time, long-term positions or pursued graduate education within 10 months of graduation. The school has also expanded its practical training opportunities, launching four new legal clinics and adding a new LLM, or masters of law, pathway in European law, developed in partnership with the University of Liège in Belgium. Nelson also established the school’s Office of Diversity, Belonging and Community Engagement and appointed the first assistant dean for diversity, belonging and community engagement.