University of Maryland President David J. Ramsay announced the appointment of Phoebe A. Haddon as the law school’s new acting dean. Haddon will replace Karen Rothenberg, who is returning to the faculty after 10 years in the administrative position.
Haddon comes to the university from a faculty position at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She is known for her expertise in and support of legal education. Haddon teaches courses on constitutional law, torts, products liability and race and ethnicity. She has served in leadership roles on the Society of American Law Teachers, The Association of American Law Schools and the Law School Admissions Council. She currently serves on the Council of the American Bar Association Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar.
Haddon earned her LL.M. from Yale Law School and a Juris Doctorate from Dusquesne University School of Law.