Faculty
• Added 17 endowed professorships
• Increased standing faculty and practice professors from 34 to 49
- 3 New Faculty in 2000: Michael Knoll, Catherine Struve, R. Polk Wagner
- 6 New Faculty in 2001: Eric A. Feldman, Claire Finkelstein, Kristin Madison, Amy Wax, Nathaniel Persily (not pictured), Arti Rai (not pictured)
- 4 New Faculty in 2002: Paul M George, Gideon Parchomovsky, Kermit Roosevelt, Wendell Pritchett (not pictured)
- 2 New Faculty in 2003: Paul H. Robinson, Chris William Sanchirico
- 1 New Faculty in 2004: Theodore Ruger
- 2 New Faculty in 2005: William W. Burke-White, Stephen Perry (returned)
- 4 New Faculty in 2006: Aditi Bagchi, Stephanos Bibas, Cary Coglianese, Serena Mayeri
- Sharswood Fellowship Program (2006)
- 3 New Faculty in 2007: Praveen Kosuri, Tobias Barrington Wolff, Christopher S. Yoo
- 4 New Faculty in 2008: David S. Abrams, Tom Baker, Jill E. Fisch, Jonathan Klick
- 2 New Faculty in 2009: Shyamkrishna Balganesh, Sophia Lee
- 4 New Faculty in 2010: William Wilson Bratton, Sarah Paoletti, Jessica Simon, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L'05
Curriculum & Academic Programs
• Doubled seminars and courses beyond the first year (since 2001)
• Coordinated the Law School calendar with the University's, fostering cross-disciplinary education
• National Constitution Center Visiting Fellows Program (2001)
• 4 New Institutes:
- Criminal Law Research Group (2003)
- Center for Tax Law and Policy (2007)
- Penn Program on Regulation (2007)
- Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition (2008)
• Supreme Court Clinic (2009)
Cross-Disciplinary Programs
• Joint Degrees:
- JD/MS in Environmental Studies, JD/MS in Public Health, JD/DESS (Sciences Po) (2004)
- JD/MA in Criminology, JD/MA in International Studies (2005)
- JD/MSEd in Education Policy, JD/MSEd in Higher Ed (2007)
- 3-year JD/MBA (2008)
- JD/LLM double degree with Hong Kong University (2010)
• Certificates:
- Environmental Policy, Environmental Science (2004)
- Penn Law Certificate in Law for MD, PhD, and Masters candidates (2006)
- Middle East and Islamic Studies (2007)
- East Asian Studies (2008)
- Cross-Sector Innovation (2009)
International Programs
- Waseda Study Abroad Program (2003)
- Office of International Programs (2005)
- ESADE, Tel Aviv Study Abroad Program (2006)
- Transnational Legal Clinic (2006)
- International Summer Human Rights Fellows Program (ISHRF) (2006)
- Bok International Visiting Scholars Program (2007)
- Annual Leon C. Holt, Jr. Lecture in International Law (2007)
- Certificate: East Asian Studies (2008)
- New Position: Deputy Dean for International Affairs (2010)
- Penn Law International Internship Program (2010)
Admissions & Financial Aid
- 78% increase in applications from 3,391 in 2000 to 6,022 in 2010
- Decrease in acceptance rate to 14% of applicant pool from 29%
- 6% increase in students of color to 35%
- Median LSAT increased to 97th percentile from 92nd percentile
- Median GPA up to 3.85 from 3.5
- Scholarship aid increased 137%
- Added 57 scholarships/scholarship programs
- Levy Scholars Program (2003)
Student Organizations & Programs
- Tripled mock court/mock trial support
- 2003 - Dean's Speakers Fund
- Realized a four-fold increase in conferences, panels and speakers through expanded support for student organizations
- Refocused and expanded Penn Law's student journals: Journal of Business Law, Journal of International Law, Journal of Law & Social Change
- Center on Professionalism (2008)
Public Interest
- Toll Repayment Assistance Program (TollRAP) (2006)
- Public Interest Week (2007)
- Cohen Public Interest Fellowship (2008)
- Pro bono student projects increased to 18 from 12 (since 2008)
- Expanded funding for public interest summer employment (2008)
- Expanded Toll Repayment Assistance Program (2009)
- New postgraduate public interest fellowship (2009)
- Two new postgraduate public interest fellowships (2010)
Law School Renovations / Building
- Gittis Classrooms (2005)
- Dedication of Gittis Hall (2006)
- Tanenbaum - classrooms added to Library and administrative spaces enhanced (2006)
- Faculty Lounge enlarged (2007)
- Silverman Ground Floor - new student study & collaboration spaces (2008)
- Golkin Hall groundbreaking (2010)
- Goat Lounge renovations (2010)
Development
- Increased the endowment to $200 million from $75 million
- Raised over $150 million of the $175 million goal of the Bold Ambitions Campaign (started in 2006)
- Supported the creation of 20 alumni clubs, including an international presence in Asia, Europe and South America, plus five affinity clubs
