School of Law
Provisional Accreditation Recommended by ABA Committee
The American Bar Association Accreditation Committee has recommended to the Council on Legal Education that UMass Law be granted provisional ABA approval.
The Committee concluded the following:
“In accordance with Standard 102, the Committee concludes that the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law has established that it is in substantial compliance with each of the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools, and has presented a reliable plan for bringing itself into full compliance with the Standards within three years after receiving provisional approval. Therefore, the Committee recommends to the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar that it grant provisional ABA approval to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law.”
The Council is scheduled to meet on June 8 in Boston to take up the Committee’s recommendation.
Dean Search Finalist Interviews
During mid May finalists for the Dean of the University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth will visit the law school. The Search and Screen Committee identified five qualified individuals. Each will have a series of meetings with law school faculty, students, and staff and also meet with some main-campus individuals. To arrive at these finalists, an 11-person search committee conducted a national search for a new Dean. The search committee is chaired by Professor Frances Howell Rudko, a member of the law school faculty, and includes UMass Law faculty and staff members and students, as well as Hon. Phillip Rapoza, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, Richard P. Campbell, President of the Massachusetts Bar Association and a member of the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees, and Dr. Tesfay Meressi, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at UMass Dartmouth.
Graduating this spring?
Visit the following resources for important Commencement 2012 information:
Commencement Homepage
UMass Dartmouth's comprehensive commencement resource. Here you can get directions, view a schedule of events, and view videos and photos from previous UMass Dartmouth commencement ceremonies.
Campus Store Commencement Info
At the Campus Store, you can apply to graduate and find out when to pick up your cap and gown.
Pre-Order Your Doctorate Gown
Here you can place an order for your sized cap and gown.
