Susan Duncan (academic administrator) explained

Susan Duncan
Office:	Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law
Termstart:	August 2017
Office1:	Interim Dean of the University of Louisville School of Law
Termstart1:	2012
Termend1:	2017
Successor1:	Colin Crawford
Children:	7
Education:	Miami University (BA) University of Louisville School of Law (JD)
Predecessor1:	Jim Chen
Predecessor:	Deborah H. Bell (interim)
Birth Place:	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Birth Name:	Susan Hanley

Susan Hanley Duncan is an American academic administrator and lawyer serving as dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law since August 2017. She was the interim dean of the University of Louisville School of Law from 2012 to 2017.

Early life and education

Duncan is from Louisville, Kentucky.^[1] Her father John "Jack" Hanley was an attorney and her mother, Jean Kipp, was a teacher.^[2] Duncan graduated from the Sacred Heart Academy in 1984. She graduated cum laude from Miami University in 1987 with B.A. in speech communication and a minor in political science.^[3] She completed her spring 1986 semester in Luxembourg through the Miami University European Center. She earned a J.D. cum laude at the University of Louisville School of Law in 1991.

Career

Duncan worked as an associate from 1991 to 1992 at Boehl Stopher Graves & Deindoerfer in Louisville, Kentucky. From 1994 to 1996, she was an adjunct professor for legal methods at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She joined Brandeis School of Law in 1997 as an adjunct professor. She was an adjunct professor of legal studies at Spalding University in 1999. She returned to Brandeis in 1999 as a visiting professor where she was promoted to associate dean of academic affairs and faculty development in 2011 and full professor in 2012. She served as the interim dean from 2012 to 2017. Duncan was one of the top four candidates to become the Brandeis dean but the school eventually selected Colin Crawford.^[4] On August 1, 2017, joined the University of Mississippi School of Law as its dean, succeeding interim dean Debbie Bell.^[5] She is the first female dean to serve in a non interim capacity at the University of Mississippi School of Law on August 1, 2017.^{[6] [7]} She became a fellow of the American Bar Foundation in 2020. In 2022, served as president of the Scribes legal society.

Personal life

Duncan is married has six daughters and one son.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gillette . Becky . February 2, 2022 . First woman law school dean at Ole Miss has had major influence on legal education . 2023-03-12 . Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . en.
2. Web site: Susan Hanley Duncan, Class of 1984 . 2023-03-12 . sha.shslou.org . en.
3. Web site: Susan Hanley . Duncan . January 2023 . Curriculum Vitae . 2023-03-12 . University of Mississippi School of Law.
4. Web site: Wolfson . Andrew . Acting U of L law school dean told she won't get the job . 2023-03-12 . The Courier-Journal . en-US.
5. Web site: 2017-03-20 . Susan Duncan Named UM Law School Dean . 2023-03-12 . Ole Miss News . en-US.
6. Web site: Susan Duncan School of Law Ole Miss . 2023-03-12 . University of Mississippi School of Law . en-US.
7. Web site: 2017-03-20 . Susan Duncan Named UM Law School Dean School of Law Ole Miss . 2023-03-12 . University of Mississippi School of Law . en-US.