George D. Brown, the Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Professor of Law and a nationally renowned expert in government ethics, has been named interim dean of Boston College Law School.
Brown, who has served as associate dean of academic affairs under former deans John Garvey and Aviam Soifer, was chosen by Boston College President William P. Leahy, S.J., following Garvey’s appointment as president of Catholic University.
“George Brown is well respected for his wisdom and sense by his peers among the Law School and across the BC campus,” Garza said. “I am grateful to him for his willingness to take on this important role, and I am confident that the Law School will continue its record of academic strength under his leadership.”
Brown said it’s a challenging time for legal education, both for those who teach and those who come to study.
“Teachers have to adapt to a rapidly changing legal environment and to the needs of the American legal profession, and students are obviously challenged by a difficult job market,” he said. I look forward to working with my colleagues to do everything we can to meet those challenges.”
Brown’s current research focuses on issues of official legality in the government’s efforts to combat terrorism. He is the author of more than 40 law review articles that have appeared in publications ranging from the Cornell Law Review to the Georgetown Law Journal.
He also has extensive experience in Massachusetts government, having served as both legislative assistant to the governor, and assistant attorney general. In 1994 Governor William Weld named him chair of the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission, and in 2008 Governor Deval Patrick appointed him to the Governor’s Task force on Public Integrity.
Brown received his B.A. and J.D. from Harvard University.
