Category: Faculty News

Following the sudden loss of President and Dean Dawn Dekle, the Board of Trustees of Thomas Jefferson School of Law has appointed former Dean Linda M. Keller to serve as President and Dean effective immediately.  Dean Keller brings over five years of experience as Dean at the Law School and over twenty years of experience […]

On Thursday, January 30, 2025, Director of the Legal Writing Program, Netta Burke, shared her recent research, “Clearest Point – Muddiest Point: Creating an Effective Feedback Loop for Greater Student Engagement and Heightened Cognition” with the learning community at the law school. Director Burke provided the context that to her, teaching is more than being […]

The 22nd Women and the Law Conference, Perspectives on Judging, welcomed distinguished judges and over 50 attendees on September 27, 2024. The conference was thought-provoking and inspirational. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecturer Judge LaDoris Cordell kicked off the event with a wonderful presentation based on her acclaimed book, Her Honor: My Life on the Bench…What Works, […]

The Academic Excellence Celebration was held recently. The reception recognized 2023 recipients of the Distinguished Honor Roll, Honor Roll, High Grade, and Honors Award winners as well as the Adjunct of the Year, Professor Peter Law. Additionally, 2L Mackenzie Rogers was presented the 2023 Kossack Award in Social Justice.  The Kossack Award honors Samuel Kossack, […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Dean Linda Keller and President Karin Sherr are featured on the cover of San Diego Attorney Journals. The accompanying article highlights the school and its alumni. The digital edition can be found here.

At Thomas Jefferson School of Law, students in both the residential and online programs learn from professors who have literally written the book on the area of law.

Professor Emeritus Julie Greenberg’s oral history has been posted on the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Women in Legal Education (WILE) Oral History Project webpage. An internationally recognized expert on the legal issues relating to gender, sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, her path-breaking scholarly work has been cited by state and […]

Mark Cumba with Edward D. Ohlbaum Professionalism Award Thomas Jefferson School of Law Adjunct Professor Mark T. Cumba received the Edward D. Ohlbaum Professionalism Award, which recognizes an individual whose life and practice display “sterling character and unquestioned integrity, coupled with ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession and the rule of […]