{"id":118364,"date":"2025-05-08T13:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/08\/t14-law-school-selects-dedicated-professor-as-its-next-dean\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:59:17","slug":"t14-law-school-selects-dedicated-professor-as-its-next-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/08\/t14-law-school-selects-dedicated-professor-as-its-next-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"T14 Law School Selects Dedicated Professor As Its Next Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Chicago Law School recently announced that Adam Chilton<\/a>\u00a0will become the elite school\u2019s next dean. Chilton currently serves as the Howard G. Krane Professor of Law and Walter Mander Research Scholar at the school, and is due to take on his new role on July 1.<\/p>\n

Chilton, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is a true academic, with dual master\u2019s degrees in political science from Yale and Harvard, as well as a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard. He joined the Chicago Law faculty in 2014, after serving as a Bigelow Fellow and Lecturer in Law. As noted by Law.com<\/a>, his research and teaching focuses on the intersection of international law, comparative law, and empirical legal studies. <\/p>\n

In a\u00a0statement<\/a>, Chilton reflected on his upcoming role as Chicago Law\u2019s dean:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI strongly believe that the University of Chicago Law School is the world\u2019s most academically outstanding and rigorous law school, and it is an extraordinary honor to lead it. I\u2019m immensely proud of our institution\u2019s long history of producing rigorous scholarship, delivering transformative legal education, and respecting free expression and intellectual diversity. I\u2019m excited to work with our outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni to build on our rich legacy and continue pushing the boundaries of legal teaching and research.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations to Dean Chilton!<\/p>\n

Adam Chilton Appointed Dean of the University of Chicago Law School<\/a> [Chicago Law]<\/p>\n

University of Chicago Law School Selects Professor as New Dean<\/a> [Law.com]<\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post T14 Law School Selects Dedicated Professor As Its Next Dean<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The University of Chicago Law School recently announced that Adam Chilton<\/a>\u00a0will become the elite school\u2019s next dean. Chilton currently serves as the Howard G. Krane Professor of Law and Walter Mander Research Scholar at the school, and is due to take on his new role on July 1.<\/p>\n

Chilton, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is a true academic, with dual master\u2019s degrees in political science from Yale and Harvard, as well as a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard. He joined the Chicago Law faculty in 2014, after serving as a Bigelow Fellow and Lecturer in Law. As noted by Law.com<\/a>, his research and teaching focuses on the intersection of international law, comparative law, and empirical legal studies. <\/p>\n

In a\u00a0statement<\/a>, Chilton reflected on his upcoming role as Chicago Law\u2019s dean:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI strongly believe that the University of Chicago Law School is the world\u2019s most academically outstanding and rigorous law school, and it is an extraordinary honor to lead it. I\u2019m immensely proud of our institution\u2019s long history of producing rigorous scholarship, delivering transformative legal education, and respecting free expression and intellectual diversity. I\u2019m excited to work with our outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni to build on our rich legacy and continue pushing the boundaries of legal teaching and research.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations to Dean Chilton!<\/p>\n

Adam Chilton Appointed Dean of the University of Chicago Law School<\/a> [Chicago Law]<\/p>\n

University of Chicago Law School Selects Professor as New Dean<\/a> [Law.com]<\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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