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Ronald Cass to step down as dean of School of Law
Ronald Cass, dean of the School of Law for the past 14 years, announced on April 9 that he will step down at the end of the academic year to pursue scholarly research and related projects.
Under Cass’ leadership, LAW rose sharply in national rankings: US News and World Report this year placed it 23rd out of the 186 American Bar Association–approved law schools, 20 positions higher than when Cass became dean. The Leiter Report, a law school ranking published by Brian Leiter, a University of Texas professor, puts LAW at number 19 overall and rates it even higher in areas such as intellectual property law, health law and bioethics, and moral and political theory. In addition, the school’s faculty was number one in Princeton Review’s The Best Law Schools every year between 1996 and 2000, the last year the annual guide rated faculties.
“These rankings reflect the hard work of alumni, faculty, staff, and students, as well as members of the board and administration,” Cass says.
“Ron and I served as deans for many years together,” says President ad interim Aram Chobanian. “During his tenure, he recruited a number of outstanding scholars while pursuing his own scholarly work, and he consistently brought in very highly qualified students. He has done an exemplary job advancing the law school and its mission, and we appreciate his service to his school and to the University.”
Cass has maintained a high scholarly and professional profile while serving as dean, authoring or co-authoring 6 books, 13 chapters in edited volumes, and numerous journal articles and other writings on international trade law, administrative law, antitrust law, and First Amendment law.
From 1988 to 1990, he was a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission, serving as vice chairman from 1989 to 1990. He has been an arbitrator for domestic and international disputes and a consultant to the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Aspen Institute, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the U.S. Department of Justice, and various private firms.
Cass says he is looking forward to pursuing professional projects “that I have put aside for the many years I have spent in administration. I will of course always remember what has made the past 14 years so rewarding for me, most of all the people I’ve had the privilege to know and work with during that time. . . . I will miss all of the extended law school family with whom I’ve worked so closely for so long.”
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April 2004
Boston University
Office of University Relations