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Summer 2005

Law School Lands BU’s Lawrence as New Dean

President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg announced the appointment of Frederick M. Lawrence, Boston University professor of law, as the new dean of The George Washington University Law School. Lawrence was selected after an extensive search and will assume his post Aug. 1. He succeeds Interim Dean Roger Trangsrud who will return to the classroom as the Oswald Symister Colclough Research Professor of Law.

“Frederick Lawrence comes to the position of Law School dean from a terrific field of candidates,” said Trachtenberg. “He brings to the school a perfect blend of scholarship and experience, and we look forward to welcoming him as the leader of the next generation of GW-educated legal professionals.”

A graduate of Yale Law School, Lawrence is one of the nation’s leading civil rights experts. He is the author of five books, including Punishing Hate: Bias Crimes Under American Law, which examines bias-motivated violence and how the United States deals with such crimes. Lawrence has lectured nationally and internationally about bias crime law, and testified before Congress in support of federal hate crimes legislation. In 2004, he was a member of the American delegation to the meeting of the Organization and Cooperation in Europe on Enactment and Enforcement of Legislation to Combat Hate-Motivated Crimes. Since 2003, Lawrence has served as chair of the National Legal Affairs Committee of the Anti-Defamation League.

“I am delighted at the prospect both of becoming dean of The George Washington University Law School and of joining the faculty of the school,” Lawrence said. “The George Washington Law School has a long and illustrious history in the District of Columbia and in the American legal academy. It has become one of the top law schools in the country, with a distinguished faculty and staff, an impressive student body, and a highly accomplished group of alumni.… .”


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