Dean Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law | Hempstead, New York We are pleased to announce that Hofstra University has selected Jenny Roberts to serve as the next dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, effective July 1, 2024. Roberts has over 22 years of experience in legal education, with the last 14 years at American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL). During that time, she has served as an associate dean and a faculty board member for the Criminal Justice Practice and Policy Institute. In addition, she has served as chair of the law school appointments and the intellectual life committees and has participated on numerous university-level committees at American University. Roberts is an accomplished scholar on a wide range of criminal law and procedure topics, including significant work on the impact of low-level misdemeanors on individuals and communities. She has written articles, book chapters, and U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs, and she is a frequent commentator on high-profile legal news stories on network news, in national media, and on radio. Prior to her role at AUWCL, Roberts was associate professor of law at Syracuse University College of Law. Before her appointment at Syracuse University, she spent four years at New York University School of Law, three as acting assistant professor for the Lawyering Program and one as senior research fellow for the Center for Research in Crime and Justice. Before taking up teaching, Roberts was a law clerk in the Southern District of New York and a public defender at the Legal Aid Society in Manhattan.A New York City native and graduate of the public school system, Roberts earned a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University, where she graduated cum laude. She received her JD from the New York University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude.Timothy McFeeley led this search with Mia Carpiniello and Henry Nickerson.More information is available here.