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Penn Law Finds its New Dean Close to Home

February 24, 2015

Dean Theodore Ruger of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  Photo courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dean Theodore Ruger of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Photo courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania.
Professor Ted Ruger of Penn Law has been named our next dean.  Find out more about his story and the new direction he sees for our community here.

Ted Ruger, who has taught at Penn Law since 2004 and served as deputy dean since 2013, has been named our next dean.  Professor Ruger is hoping to expand our interdisciplinary pedagogy and culture further, and acknowledges the increasingly complex environments our graduates are immersed in.  For Ruger, this includes helping students find more jobs in government, policy-making, and the public sector.  Read more about Professor Ruger’s appointment and his ideas for the future of Penn Law here.