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Mercer law dean to rejoin faculty full-time

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Daisy Hurst Floyd, dean of Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law since 2004, has announced that she will step down as dean at the end of this academic year to become University Professor of Law and Ethical Formation.

“Leadership in the University comes in various forms, and Dean Floyd is among those leaders whose vision and interests cross traditional administrative boundaries,” said Mercer Provost Wallace L. Daniel. “Among our deans, she has been a very respected leader whose loyalty has been both to the Walter F. George School of Law and to the whole of Mercer University. A talented, visionary leader, she will continue to contribute significantly to the law school, but her teaching, scholarship and the continuation of her project with the Carnegie Foundation will speak to several of the most important issues in higher education.”

Floyd has served as professor of law and dean at Mercer since July of 2004, coming to the University from Texas Tech University School of Law, where she was a member of the faculty from 1990-2004 and served as associate dean for academic affairs for more than seven years. She received a B.A. summa cum laude and M.A. in Political Science from Emory University and a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law, where she served as articles editor of the Georgia Law Review.

“It has been an exceptional privilege to serve as dean of Mercer Law School. I am proud of the accomplishments achieved during my tenure as dean and grateful for the hard work of the faculty, staff, and students who have made those accomplishments possible,” Floyd said. “I am excited about this next phase of my career and being a part of Mercer’s future in a new role.”

In her new role as University Professor of Law and Ethical Formation, Floyd will lead the University in collaborations between undergraduate and professional education to prepare students for lives of purpose and responsibility. She will build upon her work with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which has focused on the formation of ethical identity in law students and the relationship between liberal arts and professional education.

 

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