Faculty and Administration
Our law professors
are nationally and internationally renowned scholars and experts in established
and emerging areas of law who challenge and inspire students in an intense yet
supportive environment. Particular concentrations of academic strength in the
faculty lie in the fields of criminal law, civil rights and civil liberties, constitutional law, corporate transactions, international
law, family law, intellectual property,
labor and employment law, and taxation. In addition, as part of the school's commitment to law reform,
faculty have also litigated a remarkable number of precedent-setting state and
federal court cases. Dedicated to academic excellence and innovation in legal
pedagogy, Rutgers School of Law-Newark has a notable history of hiring rising
scholars and welcoming progressive thinkers. By any measure--experience,
interest, ethnicity, or gender--the faculty is diverse, ensuring the kind of
intellectual inquiry and discovery that provides a rich foundation for a career
in law.
The law school has long recognized the value of different perspectives
and is proud to have been the first institutional home of many prominent women
academics and African-American scholars. Today 34% of our faculty are women and
28% are minorities. Faculty engage students through teaching styles that range
from the traditional Socratic method to interactive problem solving, from
required courses to research seminars and clinical practice. Outside the
classroom, they share their knowledge of the law, give career advice, and
provide a supportive environment for the study of law.
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