2016 2016: Dr. Eric Mitnick Appointed Interim Dean of UMass Law

The Office of the Provost at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is happy to announce that Dr. Eric Mitnick has been appointed the Interim Dean of the University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth, where he has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs since 2014.

The Office of the Provost at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is happy to announce that Dr. Eric Mitnick has been appointed the Interim Dean of the University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth, where he has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs since 2014. Previously, he was a Professor of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California where he also served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for six years and played a leadership role in moving that Law School through both the ABA and the AALS accreditation process. Dr. Mitnick will begin his appointment on July 1, 2016.

Professor Mitnick received his A.B. from Cornell University; his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan; and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University in the fields of Public Law, Political Theory, and American Politics. He also practiced law from 1991-1995, a fact extremely important to the School of Law as it seeks to fulfill the goal of producing graduates who are ready for the practice of law. Professor Mitnick is an accomplished scholar in the areas of constitutional law, rights, socio-legal and multicultural theory and is author of the book, Rights, Groups, and Self-Invention: Group-Differentiated Rights in Liberal Theory (2006).

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Mitnick on this appointment. 

UMass Law, located in Dartmouth, is the only public law school in Massachusetts and was established in 2010. It is conveniently located 30 miles from Providence, RI, and 60 miles from Boston, MA. UMass Law is committed to ensuring access to an affordable legal education for students who hope to pursue justice and serve others through the practice of law. UMass Law is provisionally approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654,312-988-6738.

Professor Mitnick is an accomplished scholar in the areas of constitutional law, rights, socio-legal and multicultural theory and is author of the book, Rights, Groups, and Self-Invention: Group-Differentiated Rights in Liberal Theory (2006).