"Blake Morant" Archive

Morant named GWU law dean

dean.morant.300x175President Nathan Hatch sent the following message to faculty, staff and students:

After seven years of exemplary service to Wake Forest University as Dean of the School of Law, Blake D. Morant will become Dean of George Washington University Law School on Sept. 1, 2014.

Under Dean Morant’s leadership, the Wake Forest School of Law has thrived despite the turbulent times legal education and the industry have faced nationally. As Dean since 2007, his tenure has seen a 13-point rise in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings to 31st, the law school’s highest-ever ranking. That rise also represents the highest jump by any law school ranked in the Top 50 in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

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Morant appointed to Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board

dean.morant.300x175Dean of the Wake Forest School of Law Blake D. Morant was recently appointed to the Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. The purpose of the board is to review and accept proposed gifts for the work of the Federal Judicial Center.

Morant was also listed among the most influential people in legal education by the National Jurist. He is one of the nation’s best known and respected legal educators and scholars. He has served in numerous leadership positions in the American Association of Law Schools and the American Bar Association, and he regularly speaks across the country and abroad on legal education and diversity.

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July 2012 staff milestones

See a list of employment milestones reached by staff in July 2012 (corrected):

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Morant receives prestigious award

Blake Morant, Dean of the School of Law, has received the prestigious John R. Kramer Outstanding Law School Dean Award from Equal Justice Works, a Washington, D.C., based organization that promotes public service. The award honors a law school dean who has successfully demonstrated leadership in building an institution that nurtures and fortifies a spirit of public service. Past recipients include Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. Read more.

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