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Northwestern named Hari Osofsky the new dean of the Pritzker School of Law, according to a Tuesday news release.
Osofsky is the current dean of Penn State Law, where she is also a professor. Her term at NU will begin Aug. 1.
“I am extremely honored to be joining the Northwestern Pritzker Law community as its next dean,” Osofsky said in the release. “This Law School has long been a leader in innovation, interdisciplinarity and experiential education, and has been doing important work to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Osofsky succeeds former Pritzker Dean Kimberly Yuracko, who left the position at the end of July 2020 to join the Office of the Provost. Since then, Pritzker Prof. James Speta has served as interim dean.