Bar News - July 6, 2001
FPLC Appoints New Vice Dean
FRANKLIN PIERCE LAW Center Dean John Hutson recently announced the appointment of Keith M. Harrison, of Denver, Co., to the position of vice dean of the law school. Harrison, former associate professor of law and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Denver College of Law, assumed his new position at FPLC on July 1.
Hutson said that he is "delighted" to have Harrison as the new vice dean. "He brings a wealth of experience and expertise in legal education. He is also a tremendous leader. I plan to involve him in all aspects of the management of the institution," said Hutson. "He will help to take us to the next level of excellence."
An author, lecturer and criminal law expert, Harrison has worked extensively in academic administration. During his decade-long career at the University of Denver College of Law he served as president of the faculty senate, chaired the senate’s executive committee and was a member of the provost’s advisory committee. Among the courses he taught at Denver were race and the law; interviewing, counseling and negotiation; criminal law; criminal procedure; street law; legal ethics; immigration law; and military criminal law.
Prior to joining the faculty at Denver, Harrison was a faculty member at Northern Illinois University, a visiting faculty member at Hamline University School of Law and Syracuse University School of Law and a clinical teaching fellow at Antioch School of Law.
Harrison earned his bachelor’s degree from St. John’s College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and his JD in 1981 from the University of Chicago. He served as lieutenant and judge advocate in the United States Coast Guard from 1981 to 1985.
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